https://www.gracesteele.net/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-31 https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/lost-mountain-maine monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/1a04498e-255d-4336-af99-35bdc3e71d84/urnpublicidap.org46d9557911a61d62bfd0c93a25e9effbFilm_Lost_on_a_Mountain_in_Maine_41179.jpeg Reflections - Lost on a Mountain in Maine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/norton-simon monthly 0.5 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/dc5c8c4a-303c-416b-8f51-3a6338c334b5/IMG_0315.jpeg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip “Saint Joseph and the Infant Christ” by Baciccio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/42b87bed-dcd4-4d43-a10a-6961d6930289/IMG_0317.jpeg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip “A View of Paestum” by Antonio Joli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/68fc5f92-c83c-4cc9-a07d-03ffa3f3bc77/4be79e02-9575-4aa2-aefd-0d0bcfdbdd6f.jpg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip My attentive class, and my mid-speaking face https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/e5ab2d6d-fd3f-4e00-9dbd-8eb67f63ca87/IMG_0325.jpeg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip “…Pierre LePautre” by Nicolas de Largilliere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/9d2da540-4973-4cf3-b724-cc2c07a5b65f/IMG_0323.jpeg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip “Antoine Paris, Conseiller d’Etat” by Hyacinthe Rigaud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/2614e41e-5020-4698-a041-369d455047ca/1688a28a-ba08-4955-a8ad-d0859917f0f2.jpg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/1bb32a01-4f7b-4fd5-b8c1-2bf95f8fc77e/IMG_0481.jpeg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip ‘The Burghers of Calais’ by Rodin — The history behind this one is incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/32710277-8fbe-4b00-a4cc-4128aeee8377/IMG_0480.jpg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip “The Rag Picker” by Édouard Manet — I disliked this one at first glance, but after discussing it at length with my husband, I quite like it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/1ecd466e-082a-4a8d-86cf-28214031a4d5/IMG_0321.jpeg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip “A Soldier on the Field of Battle” by Horace Vernet — This one hurts to look at, and yet… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/3c469946-8659-4702-8ca8-e82a4342c9d5/M19872P.jpg Reflections - Art Museum Field Trip “Madonna and Child with Adoring Angel” by Botticelli — The cheek to cheek embrace! 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I have very clear memories of scrambling up these peaks with bare hands and knees, heedless of scrapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/08625f4d-2e05-4331-a218-8f73649308d4/IMG_0021.jpg Reflections - Winterlude - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/f28c8435-e723-4a0e-8012-492cd117887e/IMG_0071.jpeg Reflections - Winterlude - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/bcdecce2-8df5-49a8-947d-c6721f3eb0e8/IMG_0098.jpg Reflections - Winterlude - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/e3a63466-2418-4b38-8a73-8d8ea9acbf07/IMG_0101.jpg Reflections - Winterlude - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/7326a4f3-91ca-4311-9ca4-7a5cab87a32a/IMG_0099.jpg Reflections - Winterlude - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/robert-frost monthly 0.5 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/ebc1f957-8b21-4129-8a2b-6ddf138c9095/Screenshot+2025-11-23+at+10.27.33%E2%80%AFAM.png Reflections - Robert Frost: The Modern Master - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/word-dump monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/5faee871-43b5-4988-922a-a6b6e36c04c2/White_Fang_-_White_Fang_tore_wildly_around%2C_trying_to_shake_off_the_bulldog%27s_body.jpg Reflections - Dump It All Out - Make it stand out “White Fang tore wildly around, trying to shake off the bulldog’s body.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/d694dc5f-d537-4588-99f1-155e9aa39e10/1.-The-Secret-Garden-illustration-%C2%A9-2007-Inga-Moore-reproduced-by-permission-of-Walker-Books-Ltd.jpg Reflections - Dump It All Out - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/fall-reading monthly 0.5 2025-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/15aa9e2a-8423-4ad4-bacb-6d7031ee0283/O+My+Best+Beloved Reflections - Fall Reading - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/a08504d0-df33-45de-8c19-f0a233196f16/813pCg0WkJL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Reflections - Fall Reading - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/6a03579b-f464-4229-9699-2b52dc74502f/IMG_0986.jpeg Reflections - Fall Reading - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/23987a85-f9e3-4532-a5f8-5b0c0ddef0f1/60BC3BAD-352F-4809-BB79-A0FF36E38530.JPG Reflections - Fall Reading - Make it stand out Twenty weeks pregnant in hanbok at a palace… in 100 degree weather! 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https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/a-new-year monthly 0.5 2025-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/22a7b4c2-8ef6-459a-b3c2-b5c7288d2ae8/13014461.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/8e8ab787-40bf-4781-9d2c-4491dac83b6b/1800.jpeg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/96132c60-f181-42b6-a8dd-915586bce005/IMG_8042.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Getting our books signed by the man himself! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/69de9b6c-2349-4e77-900c-eae376d89e49/John_Everett_Millais_-_Joan_of_Arc.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Joan of Arc by John Everett Millais https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/01523245-e584-4006-8930-ef0e6551a2a8/IMG_8247.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out I have a teeny-tiny class this year—only 9 students! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/f7994629-b012-4b89-abfc-145d4e6f74ff/IMG_8258.jpeg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Our free reading library and supply shelf, along with the bulletin board that helps keep us organized. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/8179f9b0-80be-4547-bd51-de07bcb16f75/IMG_8259.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Each week, I share a poem with my homeroom class (the 3rd graders). It stays up all week and I try to mention it or quote from it often. Also, you can see some cute pins my students and friends have given to me over the years. It all started with Aang ten years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/32d24db3-4f3b-4c17-8315-31fdbef2547a/IMG_8260.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Our monthly calendar and weekly animal fact! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/8e5fae85-b3ce-40d2-aa26-882a3176fbe9/IMG_8255.jpeg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out “Irworobongdo,” or, “Painting of the Sun, Moon and the Five Peaks;” a Korean artwork I adore. I saw it in all the palaces I visited in Seoul two years ago, and it plays a part in the K-Drama, “The Red Sleeve” (my favorite—not for kids, though). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/f2c3ab46-db44-4ad9-9d0e-577edfb48814/IMG_8256.jpeg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out I have dubbed this “The Cozy Corner.” There are games and puzzles in that cabinet for free time, that rug is soooo comfy to sit on, and those pillowcases are inhumanly soft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/00a3ffee-cb72-4077-9c6e-7da38aeb0361/IMG_8248.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out My favorite feature of my classroom. The weight of the knowledge of the ages, handed down through stories, decorated by Anne, Gilbert, my own embroidery, and origami from my students. Topped by Aslan, student art, and a miniature replica of a Korean national treasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/c2a3c21e-7386-44b7-93b9-47084a0555d4/IMG_8249.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out The most important phrase in my understanding of pedagogy, and the source of inspiration for the title of this blog. Lovingly hand-drawn by a student as a Christmas present several years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/cabe14d0-cc45-4c18-9229-9604019c52c5/IMG_8250.jpg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out A darling 7th grade student chose her two favorite poems from my poetry class and framed them for me, along with a beautiful write up of why she will remember them forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/3f10ebc4-d0da-4c88-9c5f-8c76d921411a/IMG_8253.jpeg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out If you have read A Single Shard, you know. If you haven’t, you should. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/7e1235f3-3dca-42b5-a225-540b4edf6639/IMG_8261.jpeg Reflections - A New Year, or, How This Old Dog Tries Some New Tricks - Make it stand out Mission Control. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/summer monthly 0.5 2025-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/28c75709-12f5-428f-b121-db56e9c7843c/image000001.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/3873e6d5-2ce8-4de6-9770-672e5833b049/IMG_7625.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/76b20bbb-57f8-4d3c-9014-bfd1fa987ac7/IMG_7568.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/9f33debf-343d-4aba-b7a0-7ce6896ae1b3/IMG_7399.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/9274b63f-0f68-42bd-a1e4-066d6d78a4d9/IMG_7263.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/0e317b58-ff66-4a05-9f97-06e58c9229f0/IMG_7180.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/2972fcd7-7437-43cc-88f0-8b049eeb0ca7/IMG_7160.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/1c92fa92-1b8b-47db-a867-92921f183599/IMG_6860.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/e2fad1ee-5619-426f-81f6-6405a5a3d042/IMG_6875.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/5f482c2d-b26d-48c0-b8a2-a686d815db9f/IMG_6826.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/1b77caa7-b44b-417f-8e7b-aff8a8878f78/IMG_6706.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/87f6a223-eafa-4918-a1ec-e3578bcc540d/IMG_6550.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/2cec39fe-e6fb-47d5-9f7e-c94d4719d9f5/IMG_7584.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/aa10228b-b854-4eb2-92fd-6497b63587bf/IMG_7801.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/57e27420-3a29-4f73-863b-afeee1ae948c/IMG_7479.jpeg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Tending Roses - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/lord-of-the-rings monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/82b48f7f-822d-46b7-a165-bed77a3c452f/81nV6x2ey4L._UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: The Lord of the Rings and the Value of Literature - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/8c665632-646c-4312-8386-3a6d3dfeb2c8/IMG_7678.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: The Lord of the Rings and the Value of Literature https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/books-for-the-very-young monthly 0.5 2025-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/c53d2fef-4524-43c5-8a6e-a99d732f0118/IMG_7606.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/a363c382-763f-425f-bdbf-dc004b197931/IMG_7612.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/4a25a422-33f1-4fe7-9ae3-247ce9fc4fb9/IMG_7613.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/8c05ef35-3fba-4dbc-a2d0-c851c42aa58e/IMG_7587.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/4d563566-0eb6-4af0-9a26-e6edba2f218d/IMG_7599.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young From How to Hide a Butterfly… Can you see the cricket? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/ceae6da2-d768-4e4c-b0c5-55375e61f349/IMG_7593.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young From A Ladybug’s Life. Look at that detail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/eeb59211-83d6-4b26-9b9f-6e7fb4985f92/IMG_7597.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young From A Tree is Nice. Books that celebrate the niceness of trees are also nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/4a551f2d-ca20-414f-8008-e80695b26f53/IMG_7595.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons. I love the detailed illustrations! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/b3d9eec0-d387-4af6-8101-c323493ba9e7/IMG_7610.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/9a3dccd1-31bb-4618-907c-e14cbbdcbf05/IMG_7608.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/5bdc2af8-99d9-4c83-bc04-72d51d637599/IMG_7609.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/a6e8ab41-0c82-4218-8a73-08b447d8732d/IMG_7620.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/9f24507e-9f7c-4254-8704-e9c2ea80f514/DuKCejJW4AA7XSm.jpg Reflections - Summer Interlude: Books for the Very Young - Make it stand out This is one of the incredible illustrations from Brambly Hedge. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/abels-island monthly 0.5 2025-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/f1f5ed6d-e13c-419e-962b-e7fa0f4573b8/abels-island.jpeg Reflections - Abel's Island - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/9118ce18-6d4a-484f-88e8-b8d2ca3647a9/0d20dfd4-a5d3-4896-89bd-5de5f286b894_875x497.jpg Reflections - Abel's Island - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/new-stories monthly 0.5 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/4f1d89a4-8275-481a-ad24-41a94662fc0d/TheKiteFighters.jpg Reflections - A New Year, Some New Stories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/12a406cd-b8d3-4e5e-87b5-92a3a31c630c/The-Hobbit-Book-Cover-with-Smaug.png Reflections - A New Year, Some New Stories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/c7c1786d-63bd-493c-b30c-c000438d9f5c/51RPAZCH8EL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Reflections - 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Introducing: Pressed Rose Classics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/shakespeare-in-the-classroom monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/ff390b76-1fd8-432b-a1fa-16b097c9ca39/IMG_0095.jpg Reflections - Shakespeare in the Classroom https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/more-stories-from-the-classroom monthly 0.5 2023-12-22 https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/classroom-stories monthly 0.5 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/cf22dbab-1b9e-49b8-8bc0-42cccfeb423a/sni-karana-otters.jpg Reflections - Stories from the Classroom - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/a63f958d-9ebb-4802-acb9-5c19362ad705/Wheel-on-the-School-mad-farmer-650x432.jpg Reflections - Stories from the Classroom - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/5f58991d-a8f0-4c23-8b69-8e6a5999fb81/John_William_Waterhouse_-_The_Lady_of_Shalott_-_Google_Art_Project_edit.jpg Reflections - Stories from the Classroom - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/begin-poetry monthly 0.5 2023-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/c0964dd7-83e0-4caa-8d90-2135f5ccb688/IMG_1548.jpg Reflections - To Begin: Poetry The view from the back of the room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/95f87496-00ef-410f-ab12-6f48d2fe6589/IMG_1543.jpg Reflections - To Begin: Poetry The view from the front of the room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/d06e2a3b-bfa6-444d-964c-b2c4f2e08e96/IMG_1544.jpg Reflections - To Begin: Poetry My collection of folklore, some of my poetry books, and the books for the 3rd grade literature curriculum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/925fd1ef-7137-453b-a257-99b083bf3fe6/IMG_1546.jpg Reflections - To Begin: Poetry The math supply shelf and the reading area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/370827cd-1adc-4e50-b336-0d9e0d9adbbc/IMG_1545.jpg Reflections - To Begin: Poetry Free reading library and supply shelf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/05fb2108-9a9f-4624-ae3d-b164f728f06c/IMG_1550.jpg Reflections - To Begin: Poetry The teacher caffeination station :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/72c2d4a2-5a93-4448-b777-39d221f75c4c/IMG_1551.jpg Reflections - To Begin: Poetry Every year I print out bookmarks for my students to accompany our literature books. I have at least one bookmark design for most of the books I teach at this point. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/most-wonderful-time-of-the-year monthly 0.5 2023-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/9fb446bb-0ceb-40d6-819d-5d74a2e902de/Screen+Shot+2023-08-09+at+9.49.55+PM.png Reflections - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/2c39528b-d4be-4e98-994a-a678a4cdb9cb/Screen+Shot+2023-08-09+at+9.49.28+PM.png Reflections - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/a1629c6d-f0cf-4b00-ace7-6206e97baba4/Screen+Shot+2023-08-09+at+9.48.04+PM.png Reflections - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/mayo monthly 0.5 2023-04-12 https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/gold-standard monthly 0.5 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/8000e978-076a-46e7-9555-6f505f5f9102/220px-JackLondonwhitefang1.jpg Reflections - The Gold Standard of my Literature Curriculum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/literary-immersion monthly 0.5 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/ee069d8f-f599-43f2-bf90-5dfc9681bcd5/Screen+Shot+2023-03-21+at+8.52.11+PM.png Reflections - “Literary Immersion” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/more-classroom-anecdotes monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/6d0f4b08-4333-4668-89c4-8aa9040f4dcc/A+Change+in+the+Year.png Reflections - More Classroom Anecdotes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/1678491834160-2GCLDI2DF14C28HC0O6D/DFA1B6F6-3B90-4148-9F41-5469A7E37FD8.jpeg Reflections - More Classroom Anecdotes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/jane-lantern-hill monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/3d2a5f18-3d5b-4e31-9dd4-77eda93b669e/jane-of-lantern-hill-6.jpg Reflections - Teaching Jane of Lantern Hill - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/power-of-poetry monthly 0.5 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/13294c0d-0c98-4a37-ba90-1b87796ca301/TYS4ZW7I5VPT6IPTZTH6I6C5UY.jpg Reflections - The Power of Poetry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/modern-lotus-eaters monthly 0.5 2023-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/4a585810-c6fa-4761-96df-f1a6ca04a728/Odysees_men_in_Lotus_Island.gif Reflections - The Modern Lotus-Eaters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/ef20dbd8-a74a-4126-8bbe-2dd38aec45e4/Screen+Shot+2023-02-21+at+10.38.21+PM.png Reflections - The Modern Lotus-Eaters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/145d4607-0b4e-4772-a03c-401ffa151d9a/Lotus-eaters.png Reflections - The Modern Lotus-Eaters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gracesteele.net/blog/literary-valentines monthly 0.5 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/e7d2f0f7-8113-4496-9b2d-f7992e06f200/Abel%27s+Island.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out From Abel’s Island by William Steig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/79b988c1-6374-420a-b885-83d9e8415d21/Aslan.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out From The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/f3d10c81-dd57-4323-9d78-8cc2ade21988/Lantern+Hill.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out From Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/19f6ad79-398d-40f1-9df8-9f9333a97e45/The+HObbit.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out From The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/ed64c7e0-8ab7-4ec3-95fd-785bd0c511aa/Anne+of+Green+Gables.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out From Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/dee3ce5c-0914-4fc8-811d-27d0f8b0ad10/Oscar+Wilde.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out I would give this out alongside The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/73ca2751-b1e6-40a5-9a0e-4d34ded32223/Screen+Shot+2023-02-13+at+11.47.44+AM.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out From The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c735c0d2727be480e01dd18/0fe5f512-1339-44cd-bfe3-477ffbf99a6d/Tin+Woodman.png Reflections - Literary Valentines - Make it stand out From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. 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