Welcome here to my blog, Blue Light Yonder, and to the beginning of a new series. First of all, I need to be totally honest with you. I am completely new at this blogging thing. I have exactly 4 months of experience in this area and am figuring things out one day at a time.…
Well, it’s July 14th, 2022, and I’m only just getting to my honest book reviews of what I read in June. Because June was A MONTH…it was intense. I had clearly forgotten what Grade 7 is like in June, and with report cards, graduation from elementary school for my students (which is a full on…
I asked the students to brainstorm the books that we read at during readaloud time. I read to the class for about 25 minutes per day, and it’s not often skipped. Below you will find their honest reviews about our Grade 7 Read Alouds. Since there is no point in asking for feedback unless I…
Here we are already, in early June, and I am once again creating a list of book reviews of what I read last month. It’s come so fast I can barely believe it, and yet somehow I managed to read a decent amount of stuff. Without further ado, here are the books I read in…
Have you ever had a good book that you felt so emotionally connected to that you felt you lived the lives of the characters? Have you ever been reading and your hands are shaking, your heart is pounding, and you are out of breath, but you haven’t left the couch? If your answer is yes,…
It’s Spring here in Western Canada, and so it seems a good time to start something new. The flowers are blooming, the air is sweet, and it’s finally getting warm. Altogether, I’m feeling pretty optimistic. Which is why, a few weeks ago, I started this blog, and I think it’s time that I wrote down…
This is the time of year when I need to start thinking about my third term report cards. I teach Grade 7, and I feel like the report cards that come in the third term, before those students graduate, are the most scrutinized by parents. So, I have some tips on how I do report…
Here we are, at the beginning of May, and I think it’s time for a round up of all the books I read in April of 2022. There are lots of options here, so look below for some honest book reviews, in no particular order, of books I read last month. The Seven Husbands of…
I have been a teacher for 16 years and graduated with my degree in Education in 2006. I have to say that, everyday I’ve been in the classroom since, I’ve learned something new, tried something new, or had a new experience. Every. Day. This job is wild that way. So, if you want to become…
This is the best title for what I’m doing right now. This is the first blog post. I’ve read tips, I’ve read other blogs, I’ve done my research, and I am ready to go live! Actually, not really. But I’m going to anyway. Because the first step, right? Here is the goal: I want to…