With a mother who truly loves reading and writing I was convinced my boys would feel the same. I mean I read to them as soon as I knew I had conceived. They LOVE for me to read to them but not as often as I would like, will they pick up a book to […]
To Take the State Exam or Not!?
So this week has been such a difficult week due to the state exams. I questioned if I should have my son Opt out like so many parents are now beginning to do. I then thought, “what would I be teaching him if I told him he didn’t have to take the test?”. Face it, […]
The Importance of Poetry and Ways to Implement It
April is National Poetry Month and I wanted to share why poems are important for readers and how you can implement them in the classroom, as well as in your home. The importance of Poetry: * Poetry allows us to dissect a piece– Poems cover every topic and we are better able to understand them when […]
Let’s Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.)
Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) was used as a strategy by teachers in our school. Of course it is something that you can do everyday but it is celebrated in the month of April. I had heard about it, and we had practiced it throughout the years but it was never a part of our […]
Ringworm (Tinea) Preventions for Teachers and Parents
In the classroom you never know what you will be confronted with on a daily basis. You never know what you might take home with you as well- it can go from least severe such as a common cold to the worse, bedbugs. Of course you don’t think about it everyday but you do have […]