I 'm a big fan of Earth Day.  I think looking out for our world is HUGE and it needs to happen now.  Each and every one of us needs to d...

As a blogger, I know the power of the audience.  It's you readers out there that make me want to blog, and make me want to make qua...

Click the image to find this freebie! The other day I spent several hours updating my Writers Workshop materials.  (And they say t...

I was struggling with my young writers.  They have great ideas, but for some reason, the writing just wasn't flowin.  I decided it was t...

I'm a big fan of Writer's Workshop in the classroom.  Come on over to Elementary Matters to see some of the materials I've put ...