Close Reading with Brand New Readers??? You bet!!!

Close Reading with Brand New Readers???  You bet!!!
One of the things that most excites me about the CCSS, is this: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when… View Post

Creepy, Crawly, Spiders!

Creepy, Crawly, Spiders!
It’s Lindsey, hopping on the blog tonight to tell you about what is happening in my class this week. Have I mentioned lately that spiders freak me out???? Seriously, they are second on the list… View Post

Perfectly Autumn Passages!!!

Perfectly Autumn Passages!!!
Hey everyone! Lindsey here… Have you ever felt like Alexander from Alexander’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? That was my day…I even considered moving to Australia…until I remembered the big bugs and Great… View Post

Let’s get them ALL reading!

Let’s get them ALL reading!
Every year we have high hopes… that every student will come in reading on grade level and we can just dive right in. Unfortunately, at our school this doesn’t happen. Let us give you a… View Post