Dear Mr. President and Members of Congress, My name is Suzie Lak, I am a second grade teacher at John M. Sexton Elementary School in St. P...

Yesterday was Saturday.  It should have been my weekend day, my time away from teaching and my job....but instead I set my alarm for 6 am re...

Early on this school year, my county asked me to share what I was doing with the Common Core Standards in the classroom. They came and visi...

Well, we did it...Multicultural Day was a huge success!  The students did an amazing job on their Multicultural Day celebration.  We used th...

My passion for travel spills over into my classroom in a variety of ways.  I love to teach my students about the world around them and op...

Have you heard of Studentreasures Publishing Company?  It is a wonderful company where your students can publish books!  Since I teach...

I love teaching writing in the classroom. All types of writing.  Not only do I enjoy teaching narrative and opinion writing, but I also enjo...

When the election season was upon us this school year, I wanted to do something special with my students.  In the past, I have had students ...

I love doing read alouds!  I have always read aloud books during Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies and even Math.  I really enjoy si...

Hello!  I know it has been awhile since I have been blogging, but I am back and excited to share about the experiences in my classroom this ...