Last spring, a student I've known for years came to talk to me because he was having a bad day. He shared that everyone was trying to make him feel better, but he was just having a bad day and wished that everyone would give him space to have it and then move on. He… Continue reading Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
Author: Gwen Blumberg
Gwen is a life-long book lover & K-8 literacy leader in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
by Andrea Wang & Illustrated by Kana Urbanowicz When I was a child, I LOVED it when one of my parents would make ramen. I adored winding the squiggly, wavy noodles around my fork and the salty broth that inevitably splashed on my face. In college, I ate a LOT... I mean A L O… Continue reading Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach
Teacher Thoughts... Dip into this story to experience a powerful punch of rich, descriptive language. You’ll quickly tuck it into your “go-to” stack of mentor texts to love throughout the elementary grades. Kids who need models for how to weave description and figurative language into their writing will be inspired by phrases such as: “I slipped… Continue reading There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach