anisagabrielleNov 22, 20213 min read"I Am One" by Susan Verde (K-2)Quality Rating: 4.5 of 5 Overview: It can be easy for children to feel overshadowed. Older people or louder voices can often make...
bloempSep 12, 20217 min readGuest Writer Post: Catch That Chicken & From My WindowThis post is written by a special guest writer, Patricia Bloem, an author and professor at Grand Valley State University. Summer is a...
anisagabrielleMar 23, 20203 min read"The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munsch (grades k-2)Quality Rating: 4 of 5 Overview: "The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munsch tells the story of a feisty and fearless princess, Elizabeth,...
anisagabrielleJan 19, 20203 min readFigurative Language in Multicultural Lit."Freedom Summer" Rating: 5 of 5 "Love" Rating: 5 of 5 "John Henry" Rating: 4.5 of 5 Overview Happy new year (a few weeks late)! For all...
anisagabrielleNov 8, 20195 min readKnockout & "Bronzeville Boys and Girls"Knockout Rating: 4.5 of 5 "Bronzeville Boys and Girls" Rating: 5 of 5 Overview A primary focus in 5th grade English Language Arts is to...
anisagabrielleOct 18, 20193 min read"Visiting Day" (Grades 4-6)Quality Rating: 4.5 of 5 Overview: "Visiting Day" by Jacqueline Woodson provides a bittersweet look into the life of an unnamed little...
anisagabrielleSep 27, 20194 min readDo My Students Wound Each Other?The Hundred Dresses Rating: 5 of 5 "Each Kindness" Rating: 5 of 5 Do my students wound each other? Do they bully? How much of conflicts...
anisagabrielleSep 6, 20197 min readNO Talking by Andrew Clements (5th Grade)Quality Rating: 3 of 5 Overview: No Talking by Andrew Clements takes place among a body of fifth grade students at an elementary school...