Learning Lessons With Amy Labrasciano

The year finally feels like it's coming together.  In the previous weeks the students have focused on asking and answering question...

Does independent work time in the ELA block stress you out a little bit? Don't worry if it does, it stresses us all out a bit.  Re...

The previous week's lessons in reading focused on procedures, routines and teaching students the importance of asking and answerin...

Hi everyone! I've decided to share my lesson plan outlines with everyone each week or at least as often as I can.  If you aren'...

Almost every classroom teacher knows the woes of keeping their rugs looking decent.  The rug in the picture above is 4 years old.  One...

If you want to have the happiest students ever, teach them all about dinosaurs! They absolutely love it.  When I first started teaching...

Set up reading notebooks with your students in a proactive way that frees up time in each of your lessons! Reading notebooks are great...