Like all teachers at this time of the year, I've been busy getting the classroom ready. I've moved back into a room I...

NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. During the month of November, people from all over get together and set their ...

My students recently finished a biography partner project, which was designed not only as a reading and research project, but also to help s...

November is a time for Parent-Teacher conferences, which I must admit are not my favorite. I spend so much time trying to think of everythin...

Moving to a new grade level, yet again, and inheriting books from the outgoing 4th grade teacher gave me another chance at getting my classr...

A second-grade teacher at my school found a set of phonics cards that she thought would be great to hang on the wall behind the table where ...

I designed this packet to use as reader's response homework for my students, which I assign once or twice a week. Included are a rubri...

Well, it's been a busy few months, and I've added a few anchor charts to the list as the months have gone on, and finally got around...

Am I the only one who dislikes making those big anchor charts? Inevitably, I run out of space somewhere, or smudge marker when the poster is...