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GINGERBREAD BABY ACTIVITIES Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett is a fun twist on the Gingerbread Man story. Matti and his mother decide to make some gingerbread one cold winter day. Matti couldn't resist a peek into the oven before it was ready. He opened the oven door to reveal, not a gingerbread boy, but a gingerbread baby! And of course, it jumped right out of the open oven door and ran away! The Gingerbread Baby ran from Matti, his mother, and his father. He escaped out the front door and into the yard. The chase was on! The story continues...

You know that assessing with leveled readers is just not giving you the information you need to help your students, but what is a teacher to do? The answer is to use decodable running records. Some folks are suggesting that running records are not a helpful assessment tool and teachers should not bother administering them. We disagree and caution educators to resist the temptation to dismiss this tool completely. Decodable running records can provide a wealth of information if you know what to look for. What’s the difference between using leveled running records and decodable running records? The difference lies...

The holiday season looks busy with what’s coming to Netflix this December—such as Troll and Firefly Lane: Season 2 Part 1. Just in case this year’s month of December turns into a wicked winter, Netflix has you covered when it comes to new content to binge! The beginning of December brings us well-known movies like Step Brothers, The Blind Side and Space Jam. I know a few people who will have a certain comedy film on repeat for while. The sequel to a film that has had plenty of hype this past year—Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will be...

Setting goals is an important life skill that helps children focus on what they want to achieve. It gives them a sense of purpose and motivation, and can help them stay on track. There is no one answer to when children should start setting goals. It depends on the individual child and what they are ready for. Some children may be ready to start setting goals as early as kindergarten, while others may not be ready until they are teenagers. Here are a few things to keep in mind when helping your child set goals: – Make sure the goals...

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett This article was produced in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, The Seattle Times, Street Sense Media and WAMU/DCist. On a sunny morning in March 2014, Yenni Rivera picked up her infant and stepped outside her Long Beach home. She would not be going back. With the help of family members and her best friend, she loaded a few cardboard boxes into the back of her parents’ car. Inside the boxes was everything she now owned. In her arms was her reason for leaving and her hope for the future. Luke Rivera was 1 year old. And he and Yenni Rivera...