We're well into week three of our Tomie dePaola author study and knee deep in Strega Nona's world! My class has fallen in love with the ... Read More
Teaching with Tomie dePaola Books Part 2: The Art Lesson & Tony’s Bread
We're knee deep now in our Tomie dePaola author study . Each time I read The Art Lesson I'm reminded and amazed all over again at the acute recollection Tomie ... Read More
Teaching with Tomie dePaola Books Part 1: Little Grunt and the Big Egg & A Giveaway
Do you have an all-time, very favorite author? This is the first in a series of posts about teaching with books by my all time, most very favorite author, Tomie ... Read More
I Learn! What’s Your Superpower!
It's hard to believe we only have 4 weeks left in the year! Yikes, where did the time go? With state testing finished we're finally getting back into our normal ... Read More
Butterfly Life Cycle Science Activities
Happy Spring everyone! Summertime is just around the corner! We'll be hatching painted ladies very soon in my classroom and I wanted to share a fun way that ... Read More
Landforms and Spring Break!
Ahhhh, Spring Break! We were off last week and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of my restful and semi-productive 9 days! I say semi-productive because I didn't ... Read More
