CONFESSION: I used to really struggle with writer's workshop.  I had a hard time meeting with all my kids and managing the herd while I ...

Oh, Mr. Sketch...Can I be your Mrs? We had SOOOOO much fun today!  We are actually going to celebrate April Fools Day all week long.  He...

 I love doing author study with my firsties!  This is a great way to get them interested in books!  This is a picture of my author study ...

I am so happy to have finished making my Family Response Journals!  We use these every week.  The kids and parents just love them!  These jo...

It is always so hard for me to motivate my kids to have nice handwriting.  I can give them handwriting practice pages and they look BEAUTIFU...

Every year, I buy my class a new stuffed animal from Build-a-Bear.  They take it home every night and write about what they did.  Anything t...