What I Learned This Spring from My Third-Grade Boys
The YoVille Pet ShopEach year I learn something different from my students. This year’s boys have taught me all about playing the game YoVille on Facebook.  It’s a game where you make a character representing yourself go to work and get money and then spend money buying things and decorati ...

What Makes a Good Fourth-Grade Reader? Knowledge.
What makes for effective reading instruction? A new study indicates that an important contributor is integrating material from other subjects into reading instruction.An important international comparison test for reading is the PIRLS administered to ten-year-olds. Hong Kong ranked 14th among 3 ...


California budget cuts target school bus service
A Plumas Unified bus winds through the scenic countryside to drop off students. Many districts are cutting back transit services.The little yellow school bus may soon be coming to the end of the road.Budget cuts and increased fuel costs are combining to make it harder for school districts to pr ...

California budget cuts target school bus service
A Plumas Unified bus winds through the scenic countryside to drop off students. Many districts are cutting back transit services.The little yellow school bus may soon be coming to the end of the road.Budget cuts and increased fuel costs are combining to make it harder for school districts to pr ...

+ Creating a Classroom Community
other topics: click a “category” or use search boxFrom Scholastic visit a page with links to articles and lesson plans to help you plan ways to create your classroom community in the fall.   Find  articles on these topics:Help for “They Won’t Let Me Play With Them!”  by Willia ...