The Community Garden plot has been purchased! As of right now, we have a plot of land that measures 6 feet by 20 feet. Can you figure out what is the area math minds? Six times two is twelve, add the zero ~"Power of 10!"~and that's right, we have 120 square feet of land to work help us become green thumbs. How awesome is that! Now, I know what you might be thinking right now (I do hope you THINK while you read), what is going to be planted in the garden? Well, that's the next step in planning this garden that needs to be worked on right now, and I'm looking to you for some help. True, there are some things I'd love to plant in the garden such as: corn (you knew that had to be on the list!), strawberries, beans, carrots, and various types of peppers, but this isn't just my garden, it's a Community Garden where lots of people have a say to what goes on. So, I bring to you this question. What do you want to see planted in the garden? Planting time is coming quickly, so get your ideas in fast. Look for more updates about the Community Garden to come in future blog posts. Thanks for reading and make your day a great one!

Poetry Month

April is National Poetry month and my students and I are celebrating it by creating poetry books that will include various types of poems. For the past few weeks, we've been learning and reviewing a plethora of different types of poems. We've covered word patterns (a personal & class favorite!), Lanterns, Terse Verse, ABC Poetry, Quatrains, Cinquains, Feustrains (just kidding, wanted to make sure you are THINKING while you are reading), Couplets and more....much, much more! The students are getting quite good at creating the various types of poetry and I hope they respond to this post like never before. I am challenging them (and the other readers of this blog, thank you "others") to create at least 30 different poems in the comment section of this post. Why 30? For the 30 days of April that is National Poetry Month. Need some helped with what types of poetry to create? Here are two websites to help you get started! Just click on them as they are links! Giggle Poetry Poetry for Kids

There are only 17 days of the month left (if you count today). Can the readers of this blog meet the challenge? Only time will tell. Thanks in advance to all who post their poems, and enjoy creating those poems! We can't wait to read them!

Tween Tribune

Exciting news to report! I have just signed up for Tween Tribune and my class and I will see if this website can live up to the hype. Check out the webiste if you wish and come back soon to see if we liked this reading and writing educational website. Until then, make each and every day a great one!