The Reading Workshop

As part of our reading class, we are singing Mean by Taylor Swift which asks the question, "why you gotta be so mean?"  The c...

Can you connect with the book you are reading?  Can you imagine yourself in it?  Does it remind you of things from your life?  If not, ...

Well, the easiest thing to say is Russell would be the same everywhere.  But do you act the same at school as you do at home?  Would you ...

Do you know which word to use?  Let's see, is it to or too?  There, their, or they're?  Your or you're?  Does is really matter?...

Every school has a Richie.  He is bigger than most of the kids, and way meaner.  Normal kids like Russell just stay away from him.  Unf...

You can see the shock on this student's face . Students were amazed when I told them they could start listening to music as they r...

Students in Reading Workshop recently had to write a letter about a book they were reading.  Specifically, the letter had to address "...

Patrick Carman is changing the way students read.  It started with the Skeleton Creek series which takes the main characters on one fright...

Better pay attention! Why you ask?  Because this isn't a teacher standing in front of the class and talking all day blah, blah, blah, b...

One of the most limiting factors in students' achievement and their ability to read is a poor vocabulary.  If students want to learn ...

Online Ordering Information Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs Class Activation Code: J3VGG Now it's easier than ever to find th...

Tom Brady, MVP quarterback and three time Super Bowl winner for the New England Patriots has worked hard to make the most out of his career...

I need to collect blog titles and URL's from students to post links in the sidebar.  Looking for an easy way to do this without having t...

Laurelville Elementary earned the rating of Excellence with Distinction on the Ohio Report Card . This is the result of high standards an...

It's a new school year and four days in, students are doing great.  Most have started to adjust to their new school schedule and get ...

My teaching neighbour, Mrs. Jayne Stevenson shared this great idea and Web 2.0 tool to allow students to post comments and/or answer questio...

So Martha, the Test Grader is sitting in her cubical and opens your test. She turns to the first short answer and this is what she sees. ...

OK, so Martha has your test and answer booklet. She doesn't know you, and doesn't care to. In fact, she doesn't even know ab...

Martha is a single mom, with a four year old daughter named Emily. Martha is just trying to get by day to day. This morning, at 6:00 AM,...

Students have been working hard, preparing for the Ohio Achievement Assessment .  They have done a kazillion (this is a very high number tha...