Hot Gift Books for Middle Grade Students

About a month ago, I posted my first “Hot Books in My Classroom” list. For this months list, I will be making a list of books that are currently popular in my classroom, along with books that were popular earlier this year. These are books my 6th grade students love, and run the [...]

Poetry Friday

I am hoping for a snow day soon! And we are scheduled to get a nor’easter this weekend, though it may just be rain. This poem is perfect for my current snow-thoughts.

Winter-Time

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,
A frosty, fiery sleepy-head;
Blinks but an hour or two; and then,
A blood-red orange, sets again. [...]