The Reading Workshop

For just a minute, let your mind go on a short vacation to this abandoned bridge in Germany.   Image from Abandoned ‏ @ TheSick...

  GREAT NEWS! Nearly 75% of the sixth grade language arts students have already shown a year's growth in their reading ability. W...

For this project you will be writing a Dear Mr. McGuire letter. The topic of the letter is "How would the book be different if I ...

So what do you do when you need to rhyme?  How about going to Rhymezone ? When you are writing a poem and you need a word bank to he...

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In Reading Workshop I recently finished the read aloud of Wendelin Van Draanen's book, Swear to Howdy. Students had to write a poem ba...

During the school day, everyone has some time when they like it best. When is that for you? What is your favorite moment at school? What p...

MAKE IT A GREAT ONE!

Who do you look up to in your life? Click on the picture below to see some amazing responses.

I was walking across the lawn. It was dark and I was afraid. I heard a noise. Loading... You can see responses HERE ...

Is your poetry alive?  Or does it just lay there squashed and ragged, like a mushy apple smashed on the road?  Maybe it needs a little ...

I just want to give a shout out to the students that can celebrate when someone else is selected Reading Workshop Student of the Day. You ...

Taken from the famous basketball movie, Coach Carter , this is an excellent example of Spoken Poetry and the power of poems. ...

In Reading Workshop we have been studying figurative language this week. For today, take this starter poem and see what you can do. You c...

Students are required to read at home as homework. Students must read 20 minutes each night Monday – Thursday and one time o...