Tiny Readers and Writers

Each Tuesday my colleagues and I at the blog  Two Writing Teachers  host a Slice of Life Story event. Teachers, students, and writers from...

When visiting my daughter's preschool for their Thanksgiving celebration, I was inspired to round up some songs for the season. Enjo...

Each Tuesday my colleagues and I at the blog Two Writing Teachers host a Slice of Life Story event. Teachers, students, and writers from ...

Here's Little L.'s latest book! She drew it and told it all by herself ! The captions are her words exactly. Enjoy! By Lily, [Bo...

This morning I worked with a group of teachers who are getting ready to teach a personal essay unit of study to their fourth graders. We...

Getting Little L. to School Little L. just turned four and getting her ready for school each morning is NOT easy. This morning went s...

It's Little L.'s second year at her preschool, and she's lucky to have a handful of the same friends from last year in her class...

Little L.'s preschool class was sitting in a circle on the rug in the center of their cheerful classroom. A special candle had been p...

Hello Readers! So, it's been a looooong time since my last post. Almost two years! In that time, my family and I have moved multiple t...

Have you ever wondered what kids do for "reading" in school if they haven't yet learned how to read conventionally? Well, I w...

Literally. A library. On the street corner.

This was definitely the summer of libraries for us! We went to our neighborhood library at least once...

Little L. said: "Circles!" Little L. said: "T...

Real life always reminds us of life-to-text connections! (Yes, "life-to-text.") This pictu...