SunnyDaze Teaching Blog

If you’ve ever sighed at the mention of reading logs, you’re not alone. Many upper-elementary teachers feel torn about them. On one hand, we want students to read regularly. On...

I understand that the start of the year can feel overwhelming, but keep in mind that you don’t need to have everything perfectly decorated from day one if you’re pressed...

These books aren't simply teacher recommended.  It's not a curriculum company's reading list.  These are books that learners begged to have just one more chapter, please! 

Kids are natural-born persuaders! As long as they can write a decently well-formed paragraph, teaching persuasive writing can be easy-peasy.  There are a couple of acronyms that I find to be helpful...

Graphic Novels, to read or not to read, that is the question! Teachers and parents often question if they should consider reading graphic novels as reading? Over the last decade,...

Meet your students where they are right now using microlearning for small group instruction. It’s a piece of cake, especially for learning idioms!