Reading Is Thinking

This week, the Statue of Liberty turns 125! My fourth graders are reading  Lily and Miss Liberty by Deborah Kogan Ray. Its a short histori...

My original post from 2010: My two favorite Van Allburg books are The Stranger and The Sweetest Fig. The Stranger is a great book to use...

The 4th graders have been reading Lou Gehrig The Luckiest Man   by Alder this week. Its one of my favorite stories in the 4th gradeTrophie...

Life is like Coffee Movie : Do you know people that just seem to be happier in general? Do you say to yourself, "I want to be more like...

My fifth graders have just finished reading Shiloh. I love the story because it gives us so many things to discuss. Here are some pictures f...

Here are the two read alouds I chose for the first day of school for my 4th and 5th graders. Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth is a cute story ...