We've needed another refresher of summaries.  Perhaps it's because of winter break, but my students seem to have forgotten that s...

One of the strategies I've been trying with my small reading groups is "somebody wanted but so".  I create a chart with those ...

I'm pleased to announce my favorite center is now available on TpT ! I'm an advocate of guided release, which means over the cours...

In whole group reading, we are loosely following another school district's long range plans and mentor texts.  They did a good job with...

This week we read Casey at the Bat  and after days of reading and re-reading this poem, we are done!  Here is a snapshot of some of my stud...

This week we are working on poetry.  Specifically, we're reviewing text structure, figurative language, theme and summarizing a poem.  ...