Monthly Archives: October 2008

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

I’m sure by now that everyone has heard about the tragedy involving Jennifer Hudson’s family. So sad! I was just talking to my husband about the senselessness of it all. How could anyone be that heartless? I would not wish this on anyone. My heart goes out to Jennifer and her family. She’ll be in [...] Continue reading →

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog.

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

Pinkalicious, written and illustrated by sisters Victoria and Elizabeth Kann, is the cutest little girly book. It had me at hello. I was hooked when I saw the cover. Once I opened the cover and read it I was convinced that I needed to purchase this book for Phillise since she absolutely adores pink just [...] Continue reading →

This is the breakdown of my class:

One 2nd grader
Two 3rd graders
Seven 4th graders
Two 5th graders

Last year I identified myself with the 3rd grade teachers since I had mostly 3rd grade students. That’s why it made perfect sense to stay with the 3rd grade teachers last year. This year, I still identified myself as a 3rd [...] Continue reading →

I lost my voice, not in the literal sense, but in the figurative sense. I barely know who I am anymore. I’ve lost myself. I’ve been through this before when I had my first two children. Now that I’m starting a new career (my only career), I’ve lost myself again. But, this time, I’m older [...] Continue reading →

The big focus this year is writing across the curriculum. The administrators want to see writing in every subject. So, I am doing something what I didn’t do last year. I am using Math journals. At the beginning of the year I let the students know that we were going to be doing a lot [...] Continue reading →

Visiting Day, written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by James Ransome, is a semi-autobiographical account of her own visits with her favorite uncle on visiting days in prison.
I saw this book at an AEMP (Academic English Mastery Program) conference and had to have it. I knew that this would be perfect for my class because [...] Continue reading →