Make Learning Contagious!

I have a quote on my refrigerator uttered by Abraham Lincoln that says, "Whatever you are, be a good one."  I don't know how...

     So I was standing in the hall today waiting for my son to get out of school.  All of a sudden a great lead to a story about sitting in ...

Ah ha! moments I have had since participating in the Slice of Life Writing Challenge. 1. Being part of a writing community is f-u-n, FU...

     Second grade writer's need tools.  Practical tools.  When I am writing, whether it be an email, note to parents or my SOL I e...

     The moon was full and the sky was bright on Thursday evening.  It was not so full and not so bright on Saturday night when I decided ...

One of my favorite writing lessons is teaching my students how to "find" poems in another piece of writing.  Tonight I have deci...

My first son was born in January of 2006.  In June, 2008 his little brother arrived.  I thought I would remember every little detail as I ...