My Reading Autobiography

Hey folks! I am taking a State mandated reading course online and I am enjoying it thus far! My first assignment was to write the story of how you learned to read, in under 600 words. Well, mine was over the limit a bit, but I am proud of my little story. I hope it encourages other educators to take pause, and reflect on HOW and WHY you like to read. It's a very powerful exercise and I hope you do it before your next school year!

Our 100th Day of School etc....

100th Day of School treat for each kid in my class!

Thank you Pinterest!!!!

HAPPY

100th Day of School!

Mrs. Penna thinks you are worth....

 

My tri-fold board for our school's 1st Multicultural Festival!
I lived there in the summer of 1999..time flies!

My whiteboard BEFORE

My Whiteboard AFTER

COLD WAR ERA Social Studies Bulletin Board

BOOK TALK GROUPS--Lexiled groups and reading along questions

Conflicts and Cooperation in the West--SS and ELA

I am doing a Jigsaw Reading activity for Conflicts and Cooperations during Westward Expansion. I added a "cheat sheet" for doing a Jigsaw read for my teacher friends that have never done this before.

By just copying and pasting the support document "The Students MUST KNOW" information into Word documents, I am enabling my students to see all the testable vocabulary and all the information is right there for them. No more searching for "great" articles off of the internet. USE YOUR RESOURCES--don't work harder, work smarter!