"I tried. Can't do it. Brain is empty." -- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech When I first began to write poetry , I was not sure where to...

My Best Friend Cuddling Close to me Old, orange, and sleepy cat I call her Pinky.

As teachers we are trained to be good observers when it comes to monitoring the classroom or a student's behavior. Little do we know,...

Poetry Reflection Your personal feelings about READING Poetry I often find myself gravitating towards a poetry book on my bookshelf. For...

Six-Word Memoir - Reality Growing up I always had a hard time finding jeans that weren't long on me. I would always have to roll them up...

For students, it can be hard to have their writing under a magnifying lens. However to be a good writer, it requires an individual to...

Our identity as writers is a constant revolving door. It changes each day from our own experiences, from the people we meet, or from the...

Names Why do we name people, places, and things? Is it to give something meaning, to help us remember something, or to make us feel some...

"Writing comes from who we are; modeling must begin with sharing ourselves and what interests us ... Let them see who we are first, and...

When everyone looks at George, they think they see a boy. But George knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. In this book, George,...

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed Be the change that you wish to see in the world -- Mahatma Gandi Malala: A Brave Girl from Pakistan & Iqbal:...

"Separate is Never Equal -- Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation" by Duncan Tonatiuh About the Author Tonatiuh is a...

Overview Johnson's book The Parker Inheritance is filled with mystery, historical insights, and ideas on the power of friendship when...

Pip I am a boy and an Islander. I live with my sister Kinchen and my Uncle Ren on the Islands. I wonder about life beyond the Islands. I...

Bouwman's (2017) A Crack in the Sea is a book that invites readers to enter into a world that encompasses three stories into one; while...

As teachers it is our responsibility to prepare students for beyond the classroom and that includes teaching them how to comprehend,...

What do you see in this image? Why do you think the author placed the characters the way he /she did? How does this image make you feel?...

Teacher Tools: CCBC Awards and Best-Of-the-Year Lists https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/links/links.asp?idLinksCategory=2 Disability in...

After reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, I am awed by how he was able to capture the idea of unnatural things like robots living in...