Askan Robah

We started our new read aloud this week - Because of Mr. Terupt , written by Rob Buyea.  This book came highly recommended by a few of my followers at the beginning of the year, so I scooped it up.  …

Okay ... I just may be getting the hang of this year.  ;)  It's been a busy start, and I'm exhausted ... but it's a good exhausted.  I have 28 students in my grade 5/6 class this year.  A…

I've had a heap of crafting books pass by my desk this past month for review and so for Sunday Reading's post I bring you crafting books for summer break. What are you reading this summer? Ho…

Independent reading is huge in my classroom ... HUGE.  There is not a day that goes by that we don't find the time to squeeze it in.  When I first started my teaching career I worried about keepi…

Want to see my newest favourite resource?? Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading by Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke.  A coworker bought this book last year and I was intrigued.  The other day …

This week we finished our novel study on The City of Ember  by Jeanne DuPrau ... well almost ... we still have a few things to tie up early next week.  We loved the book so much, we're going to r…