“Book lovers never go to bed alone.” -Anonymous I love this quote – there’s nothing like a good book to send you off to sleep. And on a rainy day, as this one has been, there’s nothing better than curling up with a good book. From the time I was very young, I discovered the … Continue reading
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What is your favorite animal in the jungle?
Every morning the second-graders are given a topic to write about in their morning journals. Yesterday the topic, presented as the Question of the Day, was “What is your favorite animal in the jungle?”. The topic came in connection with the children reading about Jane Goodall’s observations of chimpanzees in the wild. When I read … Continue reading
The Reading Circle
Sometimes pleasurable little moments come when you are not trying so hard. They just happen and you become aware that something sweet and positive is revealing itself to you. Yesterday I had one of those moments. I was assisting in the second grade classroom where students were working on a writing assignment. The children were … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures 