Everyone has their own opinions about Project-based learning.  I loved it, but I had many respected colleagues who wouldn't touch it ...

"What's the purpose of the author writing this book?" "I know! Oh, wait.  Is that, like, entertain, persuade, or inform?&...

"Can we sit around the room?" was a frequently asked question in my class.  My rule was simple: if I saw that they couldn't ha...

 In January, I blogged about ways to make the study of ancient civilizations fun.  I included some things I did in my classroom, and a few t...

This is the time of year when many ELA teachers are looking to get students into books.  Do you run a Literature Circle?  Or a Book Club?   ...

There are lots of good reasons to get your students involved in a March Madness Reading Challenge.  I'm giving you three because I want ...

A Poem for teachers too, perhaps? I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear against its hive....

Stealing is bad. Yeah. I know. But my brother Levi is always so sick, and his medicine is always so expensive. I didn’t think anyone would n...

One of my favorite activities to do when teaching point of view, is to have students take the book they're reading and rewrite a section...

Studying about Mars can happen in Reading or in Science, and blending them together makes my heart happy!   Because, blending subjects.... ...