At the beginning of the school year I wrote about how I make up my own first grade language lessons using a short sentence or two from a children's book that illustrates a particular language-related concept. For instance, if we want to study plurals, I might select a sentence(s) that has a singular and a [...]
She's a Quick-Sick-Chick
Joely seems to have a habit of getting sick—as in "get-a-bucket-over-here-quick-or-I'm-spewing-on-the-couch" kind of sick—and then bouncing back minutes later like it never happened. Like today, for instance. As I wrote earlier, she woke up this morning—the day of her birthday party—feeling a little puny. She tried to eat a little toast for breakfast, moped around [...]


















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