5 Reasons to LOVE April
It’s April!!!  YAY!  I love April.  There is so much happening that you can take advantage of as an educator.  Let’s count the ways. 1) Let’s start with POETRY highlights! 4+1 Reasons to Get Poetry into Your Classroom Poetry is great! ‘Come...
DaDa, Bach and Halloween (a fun activity to try)
Halloween is an interesting season in the education world. At the elementary level, it’s a major holiday. However, I remember feeling a sense of void in those ghoulish ways when I taught middle school. But, I also remember going wild in high school as a...
The Magic of One Drum
I bring them to the large room My students sit to wait They’re talking and they’re anxious To start up from their break. I take a hold of one small drum Caress it with my hands, And as I beat so softly They seem to understand. Doom, ckick-a...
Put a Poem in Your Pocket
This Thursday, April 26th, is Poem in Your Pocket Day. This is such a fun way to celebrate poetry during National Poetry Month. For this day, you find a poem or write a poem and keep it handy (in your pocket) so that you can read it to anyone and everyone you come in...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
