How do you encourage everyone to participate in classroom discussion ? That's a great question, and one that I'm commonly asked. I'm still trying to figure it out for myself, but I've got a few thoughts. The Recipe Calls for Stone Soup Most of us recall Read More...

If your students are anything like mine, they love getting into heated conversations over ideas from their novels and related readings. Being typical sixth graders, all students have an opinion to express and a story to share. What I wanted to find was Read More...