During our break from school as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, my two boys and I have been using our morning to complete reading and wri...

At this point, we are a couple of days into social distancing and staying at home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Michigan schools,...

For a few weeks now, Karter has been getting up earlier and earlier.  He'll wake at 3 AM and drive 40 minutes to the farm. He's help...

Snow day #7. This time, I have the house to myself. My boys had a two-hour delay this morning, so after scuttling them out the door, I par...

Vivi's poem will rest under the horizon I love getting hands-on with literature. My creative writing students are currently taking t...

I'm looking forward to Thursday. It's one of my favorite days on the spring calendar - Poem in Your Pocket Day . And this year, my ...

bringing voice into the classroom - image by dailywritingtips.com We've just stared our last quarter of the school year, and through...