The Treasure , by Uri Shulevitz, just might be my favorite Common Core text exemplar for second and third grades.  Students can choos...

I've been working in my classroom for the past two weeks instead of blogging. I didn't mean to be gone so long....but by the time I...

The next installment in my series on Common Core text exemplars for second and third grades is based on Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa . This packe...

I love Cynthia Rylant and have several of her books, but I wasn't familiar with Lighthouse Family: The Storm . It's a great book to...

I think one of the hardest Common Core standards to find resources on is the informational text standard requiring students to make connect...

Here's another post in my series on the Common Core text exemplars for second and third grade. My students are going to love the illust...