I am currently enrolled in a course on teaching writing and during this course the class is reading the book, In the Best Interest of Students by Kelly Gallagher. In his book, Kelly discusses some of the strengths and weaknesses of the current Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts. I’m a big fan of GallagherContinue reading “Book Worm or Social Butterfly?”
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Stitch Fix #3
It’s been a month and a half since the arrival of my last Stitch Fix and after such a successful second round I had high hopes for fix #3. It was Saturday afternoon and I had spent the day at several shops wrapping up my Holiday shopping. As I pulled into my driveway I spottedContinue reading “Stitch Fix #3”
A Writing Contest
To those of you in my writing community I wanted to tune you into a writing contest opportunity that I am taking part in over the next three weeks. This is a short fiction contest put on by Joe Bunting, editor of the blog, the Write Practice. I find this blog and forum to be reallyContinue reading “A Writing Contest”
Five Minute Friday: Reflect
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Reflect. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Reflect”
Giving Back This Christmas
As a parent it is scary how easily the Holiday season can become overwhelming. Between all the gift buying, family gatherings, and Christmas programs December can easily become a month void of free time and short of rest. This Holiday season I am putting in extra effort to ensure that even as things get busyContinue reading “Giving Back This Christmas”
Scally on the Loose
This Christmas season has been exciting and full of surprises. Arianna is three and loving everything about Christmas preparations. She enjoys picking out presents for her family members. During the annual tree decorating she took charge and told us where to hang each of her special ornaments. Each day when I pick her up fromContinue reading “Scally on the Loose”
Five Minute Friday: Season
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Season. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Season”
5 Reasons to Read Ray Bradbury
This week I wrapped up a six week unit on Fahrenheit 451 with my ninth grade students. Leading up to this unit every year I question whether I will be able to capture the interest of my students with the story. This novel is being categorized in the Classic Science Fiction genre these days whichContinue reading “5 Reasons to Read Ray Bradbury”
The Ameri Brit Mom 