Introducing Josefina Alba, Advanced Middle School Literature and Composition Student
Meet Josefina Alba, Advanced Middle School Literature and Composition Class Student Another brand new class this year was my Advanced Middle School Literature and Composition Class. We spent a whole semester doing a deep dive into Markus Zusak’s #1 New York Time’s Bestseller, The Book Thief. The book is a beautifully written Holocaust-era novel. It […]
Student Spotlight-Riley Bodziak, Live Online Creative Story Writing Student
Meet Riley Bodziak, Creative Story Writing Class Student Welcome to my Student Spotlight Newsletter. This year I introduced my Creative Story Writing Class, and I just LOVE this class! I told my students it feels more like a college class, because the kids that are in it really want to be there; they are enthusiastic, […]
Introducing Dive Into Social Studies Students
Introducing Dive into Social Studies Students This week I want to shine the student spotlight on my Dive into Social Studies students. These second and third graders learned about geography and democracy during first semester. In our geography unit, students made maps with the continents and oceans, learned about countries, states, and communities, and created maps of […]
Student Spotlight-Elijah Wolf, Live Online Literature and Writing Student
Meet Elijah Wolf, Literature and Writing Class Student Welcome to my second Student Spotlight Newsletter. I love reading great books with students of all ages, and my favorite part of my literature and writing classes is when students do class presentations. This year my Literature and Writing class for grades 4-6 read a realistic fiction novel called Eleven, […]
Introducing Natalie Dahl, Creative Story Writing Student
One of my favorite things about working with kids is seeing their growth and creativity. Their work often delights me, and I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite pieces with other students and parents. I receive over a hundred papers a week from students of all ages and abilities, so […]
