She shrugged off our attempts to put her height in a more positive light and went back to slouching in her chair and ignoring us.

The two pencil sharpeners were identical, both blue with white plastic covers. They fit the hand of a second grader perfectly.  Unfortunately, these little sharpeners

Mauro stood nervously in front of the two teachers while they talked about him. They must be talking about him!   He had no idea what

Today I am going to introduce you to my favorite little spark of energy, Ayana (not her actual name, of course). Maybe “spark of energy”

As the days pass in my classroom with my second grade Poppers (that’s my class nickname for them this year), I often think about the