Louise Morgan

My school has had the pleasure of hosting three author visits this year. One was an all day in-person presentation by Susan Stevens Crummel...

Here some of my favorite read alouds for November and some new ones too! Amazon.com Widgets

Tonight during #2ndchat Twitter Chat, some of the participants recommended their favorite books for this time of year. Even Monsters Ne...

For the first time in 3 years, our 2nd grade schedule has changed - which leaves us with a 20 minute block between lunch and PE. I usually d...

As the new school year approaches, I am reviewing my plans from previous years and working on ways to improve my lessons. The Daily 5 ha...

A friend of mine recently introduced me to Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. It is about a  creative rabbit who turns a box into lots of diff...

We had a special visit! Mrs. Morgan’s husband came and read to us. A long time ago he wrote a story called “Two Socks” about a drawer full...

After Thanksgiving all of the 2nd grade teachers began reading C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to their classes....

The first week of school is well under way and I am in full swing of the  Daily 5 introduction.  Tonight I was participating in #2ndchat on ...

Well, I survived another first day of school! Aside from a major milk spill and a student throwing up at my doorway, it went relatively well...

I found a hardcover Calvin and Hobbes book on the  50% clearance table at Barnes & Noble! 50% off!  only $4.99!

As I approach my third year of teaching, I am committed to following The Daily 5 schedule and making a full-blown effort to implement this ...

....and my Summer Reading Program is in full swing! <A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf...

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My family LOVES Half-Price Books. Teachers can get a 10% discount which has been very useful for building my classroom library. Here's s...

As much as I love my classroom library , I am not looking forward to packing it up for the summer.   Really Good Stuff  has some great tips ...

Biggest Book Sale of the Year Near You: Print valuable coupons I LOVE these warehouse sales. This is a great way to build your classroom or...

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