The return to school after a long summer can be challenging for students both emotionally and academically.  The books in the Teacher’s Pet Collection are a great way to help students build socio-emotional skills with lovable characters and stories that give them the means to tackle the complexities of life in and out of school.

Reluctant readers in your classroom? If your classroom is anything like mine you’ll have students reading at various levels. I’ve come to realize that whether students struggle with reading or not, kids love to have a choice in what they read! It seems almost cruel to force a student to read a book that they