Greek mythology is intricately woven into our daily lives. We name days of the week, months and celestial bodies after the gods and goddesses. We speak a… Read more “Olympians “
Month: May 2017
Shocking Science
I love history but I also love science. The good news is that with today’s book, I don’t have to choose, I can have both! Shocking Science by… Read more “Shocking Science”
Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream
Every year I teach Reference books to 4th grade. Most may not have seen a dictionary – I’m not joking, or a thesaurus, and they think of… Read more “Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream”
Separate but Unequal
This year for Teacher Appreciation, one of the greatest Mother/Daughter duos that I’ve had the privilege to work with gave me the book Stella By Starlight by Sharon… Read more “Separate but Unequal “
Fish Girl
Caldecott Award winning illustrator David Wiesner has teamed up with Donna Jo Napoli to tell the story of the Fish Girl. Fish Girl lives in an aquarium… Read more “Fish Girl”
Hazy Bloom
I am reading every day in preparation for the class about what’s new in children’s literature that I’m teaching (?) in July. Today I read the first… Read more “Hazy Bloom”
🎶School’s out for summer!🎶
Finally! Summer break is here! It’s time to close up classrooms and mournfully think of our former students all summer long….yeah, right! Teachers love summer break as… Read more “🎶School’s out for summer!🎶”
🖍✏️🖍Teachers🖍✏️🖍
Tomorrow is the last day of school for us, and while I’m ready for summer break, it’s hard to let students go. I am saying goodbye to… Read more “🖍✏️🖍Teachers🖍✏️🖍”
Mr. Peabody’s Apples
Tomorrow will be my last 4th grade classes of the school year. I worked hard to get Out of My Mind done with them and I think… Read more “Mr. Peabody’s Apples”
Jim Nasium: Sports for early chapter readers
Jim Nasium is the perfect answer to kids who want to read about sports but find most of the books too hard. In this chapter book series… Read more “Jim Nasium: Sports for early chapter readers”
