New Featured Blogger and a Giveaway!
One of my very dear friends from work has started a blog! I am so proud of her! I am trying to drag more of my fabulous colleagues into blogging and they are getting sucked into this fabulous virtual [...]
Poetry Photo Dump
The title sounds so salacious and dirty for such a boring post. I took several pictures of students' final color poems and I wanted to make sure I posted them. Click here and here to read more about [...]
Top Teacher Giveaway Galore WINNER!
I am sorry this is a day late! The weekend has been wonderful and I have gotten behind on blogging! So a big congratulations to the Top Teacher Giveaway winner.... Amelia, I will be emailing [...]
National Poetry Month: Poetry Frame
The last activity for my poetry week is an activity I learned from a teacher I worked with several years ago. I thought she was (and is) brilliant and want to be just like her! [...]
National Poetry Month: Visualization
Another one of my favorite activities is to use poetry to teach visualization. Since I teach this during testing, I try to add in some interesting hands on element to the lesson. I project this poem by Rachel Fields. [...]
National Poetry Month: Color Poetry Part Two
Yesterday, I wrote about how to organize and brainstorm ideas for color poetry. Now it is time to draft and publish! To actually write the color poetry is very easy. I have students look [...]
Top Teachers Giveaway Galore!
It's Giveaway time and you are not going to believe this! Over 20 items up for grabs from AMAZING bloggers all over the USA! It's Top Teacher's Giveaway Galore! Just comment on THIS POST YOUR [...]
National Poetry Month: Color Poetry
During testing I do one of my most FAVORITE units- poetry. I really wish that I did this unit earlier in the year because I think it helps out SO MUCH with word choice, [...]
Is it Over Yet? and a FREEBIE!
Thank you so much for the well wishes. I am MUCH better after a really HORRIBLE bacterial infection. I felt *almost* normal this week and finally feel like myself now! They did find out (just [...]