Working in the Wonder Studio: Finding Our Dreams & Voices

This month, the 4th graders have taken over the studio.  Some of them are painting on small canvases, some are making spring wreaths, some are learning to sew pillows, and a few of them are exploring how to turn boxes and tubes into working machines. 

Reading Aloud: Creating Connection & Joy

I’m a reader.  But it wasn’t always that way.  Learning to read was difficult for me.  I sounded out all the letters like I was taught to do, and I’d blend the sounds into words as best I could.  Reading was very slow and hard work. I didn’t read fluently and beautifully for a long … Continue reading Reading Aloud: Creating Connection & Joy