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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - Feeling Fibonnaci

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Have you seen this? If you want more, you check out Part 2 , and Part 3 of Doodling in Math Class: Spirals, Fibonnaci, and Being a Plant...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award 2011

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This year I had the pleasure of serving as a judge for the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award . After months of reading, the committee of judg...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Cybils Winners Announced

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Yes, they're in. Go now! Cybils 2011 Winners And here are the short lists they were selected from. Cybils 2011 Finalists

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - NOT About WHO You Love, But WHAT You Love

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I was given a book of love poems (Shelley) when I was a teen. My response then was ... YUCK! Thirty+ years later, my opinion hasn't chan...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Poetry Friday - A Happy Childhood

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I don't normally write about political issues, but today I must, so please bear with me. (If you just want the poetry without the prefac...
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Monday, February 06, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Skeletonic Verse

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While looking over verse forms I came across some references to Skeletonic verse. Most references link back to Robert Lee Brewer's blog ...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Award Winners and Poetry

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I know everyone is writing about ALA midwinter and all the awards announced yesterday. Have you taken stock of the poetry on the list? Here...
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Monday Poetry Stretch (On a Tuesday) - Homework

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I've had a hard time getting my homework done these days. Over the weekend my son asked why I still have homework if I'm not in scho...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Like LEMONADE or Lawson

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Okay, I know it's Tuesday (and late on Tuesday), but classes started yesterday and I got a bit behind. Please forgive me! I have been r...
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Monday, January 09, 2012

Resources on Pinterest

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I blame my students for seducing me, and Loreen Leedy for finally convincing me to take the plunge. Let me back up. Have you read the post P...
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Top Five List Continued

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Okay, here's the recap.  In my  last post I began the excruciating task of picking my 5 favorite books of 2011. I had to leave for a me...
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2011 Recommendations - Top Five Lists

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Are you looking for some of the best reads from 2011? The staff members at Powell's each selected their top 5 titles of the year. There ...
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Best Poems of 2011

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I read a lot of poetry in 2001, yet I still can't imagine picking the single best poem I read. Never fear! If you're looking for som...
Monday, January 02, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Prose to Poem

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I've been inspired by Walter Dean Myers' book We Are America: A Tribute From the Heart to reread the Declaration of Independence, p...
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Sunday, January 01, 2012

And the Finalists Are ...

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The finalists for the 2011 Cybils are in! This year there was a new category (Book Apps) and as usual, many wonderful titles up for review....
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - Snow

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William and I have been reading books about snow -- Snowflake Bentley , The Story of Snow , and The Secret Life of a Snowflake . Sadly, we...
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Monday, December 05, 2011

Monday Poetry Stretch - "Index" or "Table of Contents" Poem

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If you could write your life or someone else's in an abbreviated form, what would it look like? This is the question I ask myself every ...
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Elementary Math Work Stations

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My students have begun to turn in their final projects for math. This semester, a few brave souls are putting all their materials online. As...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Encouraging Reluctant Mathematicians at Home - Part 1

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Encouraging and nurturing the love of mathematics can be a challenge both at home and in the classroom. One way to support reluctant math ...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - Hay(na)ku

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We tried this form back in 2009, so it's time to dig it out and try again! The hay(na)ku and was created in 2003 by poet Eileen Tabios....
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