If you haven't introduced your students to Pony by R. J. Palacio yet, you really need to!  It's one of the best novel studies for 5t...

It's hard to get students to pay attention to spelling and grammar when there's so much else going on in their lives, isn't it? ...

When I sent my middle child off to half-day kindergarten, she came home the first few days and fell asleep on the couch.  Her little body wa...