Why? Why not?!

I gave my first comprehension test in Reading last week. We had been working with the story "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" about a boy named Wallace who tells his class that he was captured by cowboys during his summer vacation. This story involves Read More...

In Summary...

Summarization is one of the hardest skills for my 3rd graders to learn and I am constantly looking for new ways to help them improve their understanding. One way that we have had success with is called the "Who? Wanted? But? So?" strategy. A fellow teacher Read More...

Telling "Ike" to Take a Hike!

Well, it has been an interesting few days in the Houston area. Our district cancelled school for Friday in order to allow students, teachers, and other staff to make preparations for Hurricane Ike. The hurricane hit with less force than projected, but Read More...