Today's Little Ditty

"Playing School" Boston Public Library Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. – Margaret Fuller

moving every year or two changing towns and schools was tough enough why would the teacher sing the West-Side Story song* every day fo...

Can you find six year old me? At the end of this post I'll let you know if you're right. How I adored my first grade tea...

KATHRYN APEL Today I'm singing the praises of an Australian children's poet and author whose books we don't see enough of ...

NEW GIRL LITERACIES We shared a computer desk, side by side, first day of school. I asked her, what is your name? Shiny braids shook ...

Johnny Loved Miss Jones, His Teacher Johnny fell in love first day of school. Sadly, he soon learned of the rule that six year olds mus...

Sung to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. Take Me Out of Your Backpack Ta...

Today we're getting back to basics, which seems fitting for "Back to School" week.  I can't think of many people ...

Where I grew up, in Westchester County, New York, school began after Labor Day (otherwise known as the day we put away the white pants). ...

This week marks the peak of the end-of-school-year crazies, jam-packed with final projects, field trips, parties, performances, ceremonies.....