Candace Poovey

My favorite poem in this book was “Jeannie Had a Giggle.”  It reminded me of when I was younger in church with my cousins and how hard it was to try and stifle the giggles.  I enjoyed reading this book, because most of the stories were interesting.  I also liked looking at the pictures throughout [...]

This book had a lot of cute poems in it.  One of the ones I liked was called “Frog.”  I especially liked this poem because it reminded me of my childhood.  When my brother and I went fishing with my dad we would always catch tadpoles in a drink bottle and bring them home to [...]

To begin this assignment,  I visited the website www.behindthename.com.  This website told me information I already knew about my name.  My name is found in the New Testament of the Bible in Acts Chapter 8, verse 27.  In this chapter, Candace is the queen of the Ethiopians.  It is said to mean “queen mother”.  Candace [...]

I enjoyed this book, because it was a very easy read.  It was also very entertaining.   I loved how Jack was extremely concerned that no one would like his poems, so he never wanted his name on it.  It was interesting to see him progress throughout the book.  He went from a child who didn’t [...]

This article was very informative about the different types of blogs out there and how teachers may use them in their classrooms.  I love the idea of using a blog to keep parents informed of what is going on in the classroom.  I also think that students would enjoy having their own blog that family [...]

~What are your overall impressions of the book? I have really enjoyed reading this book.  I love how the author tells ways she has used the Writer’s Notebook in her classroom.  This has made me very excited to incorporate the notebook into my future classroom.  In my elementary years I do not remember being given [...]