I am super excited about starting a novel with my class.  Before we get into Reader's Workshop with self-selected books I am modeling ho...

My first week of teaching flew by.   It was nothing like I expected it to be but awesome nonetheless.  What I once thought about teaching si...

My room is finally finished and I'm so glad because I have yet to write out my lesson plans for next week.   Here are just a few pictur...

During my undergraduate reading course I was required to read a few chapters from the book "In the Middle" by Nancy Atwell.  I...

I absolutely can not wait to read aloud to my students.  I think it is so important for students to hear how good readers sound.  It also is...

My reading area is starting to come along in my classroom.  I now have two seat crates and a small rug to match.  I found the rug at T.J. Ma...

After having searched Pinterest for months I can now finally pick out the things I want to make for my own classroom.  Here are a few things...