Sweet Teaching Life

Last Thursday, our school held our annual Cartonera Celebration, a celebration of every student being an author. That's right....EVE...

If you've done any research about teaching writing, you've probably learned how important it is for students to write for an authent...

I've been thinking a lot lately about the pace at which I teach, especially when it comes to writing time. The list of skills and stra...

Last week, I came across this post  titled "A Level is a Teacher's Tool, NOT a Child's Label" from the Fountas and Pinnell...

It was quiet reading time the other day when I heard two of my students deep in a muffled negotiation about a book. They were whispering bac...

As I was writing my plans for our new research writing unit, I was concerned that my students would write about something they already knew ...

Happy new year! As we return to school this coming week, it is the perfect time to plan for and set goals for the new year. Many of us d...