Plan your library in the right spot. Give it some sunshine and love and watch your readers thrive and grow. In a kid-centered classroom, the classroom library is a hub of learning activity.| Kari Yates
Rich, Relevant and Ever-Evolving Book Collections In kid-centered classrooms, individual interests, passions and aspirations drive reading choices and the classroom library is the backbone of liter…| Kari Yates
The few precious hurry and scurry moments before the school day starts can often feel like a bustling version of Beat the Clock. Drop your lunch in the fridge. Check your mailbox. Check your email.…| Kari Yates
The Classroom Gathering Space is a Kid-Centered Basic At the heart of a kid-centered classroom is a gathering space. Here students listen, talk, share, and learn from one another, much like we do w…| Kari Yates
Start. Today can be your day. Be courageous. Let go of your longing for perfection. Trade it in on humility, courage and reflection. Make one simple start. This can be your day. Bravely step into w…| Kari Yates
Whether it’s the end of the school year, the beginning, or somewhere in between, every day is the right day to celebrate the work of educators. So, for every educator committed to keep makin…| Kari Yates
It’s Sunday night of Labor Day weekend. Emotions hang everywhere. Even as we grieve the last weekend of summer the air is thick with anticipation. Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new school year.…| Kari Yates
