Theresa's Teaching Tidbits

Happy Summer! I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July and is enjoying a well-deserved, relaxing summer break. For those of you who ar...

  Happy Poetry Month! I love celebrating my favorite writing genre all month long!  This year, my friend, Janet Fagal invited me to join wit...

Teaching Poetry With Parts of Speech   I was sitting outside today enjoying the lovely Spring weather after a week of rain (and even a littl...

  It's hard to get kids excited about reading when summer vacation promises lots of time with friends, family vacations, and outdoor fun...

I said goodbye to my class on what we thought was a normal Thursday afternoon. Later that evening, we got the message that schools would clo...

As another school year gets underway, many of us are squeezing in a few last vacation days before heading in to set up this year's class...