…changing the world, one reader at a time.
Finding a book exciting and interesting enough to captivate both 5th and 6th graders, boys and girls, with a wide variety of interests and reading levels, is no easy feat. The book needed to be short enough not to frustrate readers working on their skills, but challenging enough for even our best readers to push […]
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Somewhere during the STEAM Team madness, I got an email. Local non-profit Light House Studio had an idea for a workshop that would be perfect for our tech-savvy, ever curious scientists. Would I like a STEAM Team project about movie making and science? Nope. No thanks. I don’t want this to be a part of […]
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Over the past few months, Johnson second graders have been working even harder than usual. These students have stepped out of their comfort zone to become role models, mentors, and teachers to a few lucky first graders – and I couldn’t be prouder. The videos embedded below were designed, scripted, shot, and “edited” by second […]
Read MoreThe Learning Leopard Library been lucky enough to develop a wonderful relationship with Pi Beta Phi, a service sorority with an active chapter at the University of Virginia. Over the past few years we have read together, celebrated Seuss, and received generous donations of books for our students, classrooms, and library. I’m so happy to be welcoming […]
Read MoreMrs. Garrison and the Red Sox by Angel There once was a Teacher named Mrs Garrison.She loved the Red Sox.She wanted to go to a Red Sox game but she had to teach.She was sad and her students could see that.Her birthday was coming up and her students wanted to give her a special gift […]
Read MoreWe had a special four-legged visitor on Thursday, and she had ALL of our tails wagging! Stacy Diaz, teacher at Walker Upper Elementary School, is the owner and handler of some very special dogs – and she shared one of these amazing pooches with us on Thursday morning in a special presentation. Luna and Ms. Diaz […]
Read MoreThis morning, reporters from NBC29 stopped by the Learning Leopard Library to find out all about our Hack-a-Thon. They crashed a third grade Choose Your Own Adventure Code Party, where third graders get to choose their mission for the day – code your Minecraft characters to build houses? Program your own Flappy Bird game? Write your […]
Read MoreLast week, I issued a challenge to our third and fourth graders. A big challenge. A big, scary, challenging challenge. I challenged Johnson’s third and fourth grade students to code and program for 100 hours during the month of December. Let’s get some background here. Kids these days are savvy tech users. They can swipe a […]
Read MoreUntitled by Brandon Tomorrow, Ms. Messham is getting married. She is getting married outside where the ocean is, because there is a nice breeze. When she was dancing, she fell into the cake. Then the cake was wobbling and it fell on her face. Shew as angry because the cake got all over her wedding […]
Read MoreI think I speak for all of us when I say… How is it the fourth week of school already?! As usual, the days are flying by and I’m just getting Monday under my feet by the time Friday arrives. With four weeks under our belt, students are starting to get used to their classrooms, […]
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