We can expect an early spring Thanks to the groundhog here in Milwaukee.  Tomorrow I plan on reading my favorite two groundhog books:  ...

starting over each month This is the day is dislike the most of the entire month.   The first day because I have absolutely nothing o...

Martin Luther King Jr. My first graders spent the week learning about MLK.   There is so much to learn and so many ways you can tie Dr....

This week in my classroom we are reading lots of books about Snow and Snowmen .   Some of my favorite snow books are:   The Snowy Day, Sno...

Spelling Ideas One of my weekly challenges is to come up with some ideas for spelling practice each week.   I have a structure that I...

When I comfort my students with LOVE and CARE , I TEACH them COMPASSION . (Paraphrased from the book:  Mitten String...