Sunday Scoop

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Reflect and Refresh Linky Parties

I was so happy to find the
REFLECT AND REFRESH
Linky Party
over at 

I decided to jump right in because the theme goes right along with what I love to do:
reflect.

Wednesday's Wonder

CLOSE READING

Throughout the summer I usually spend my mornings planning for the coming year.  I try to find new methods that may help my middle schoolers become better readers, writers, listeners
and speakers of English.

Some ideas I find are not specifically geared towards ELL's, yet I "wonder" . . .
Could I adapt them to my population of kids . . . ?
Hence, "Wednesday's Wonder".

One gold mine of ideas is the Teaching Channel.
Not only do they provide new and current research-based strategies, they demonstrate how they work in real time. Truly inspiring.

Quicker Than A Blink

This year flew by quicker than a blink.

It's already June.  

School's out.

I finally have a moment to 

sit, 

sip my morning coffee slowly, 

write,

read,

and just take in the morning glow.

A few of my favorite summer verbs. . .