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What if a child’s “I can’t read this” is really self-doubt in disguise? Inspired by Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s work on imposter syndrome, this post offers practical ways to support students who don’t feel like real readers—yet. #pernillerecommends #readingidentity #literacysupport

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Woke up from my first back-to-school nightmare—heart racing, mind spinning. But this year, I’m preparing differently. Less hustle, more presence. Rest isn't a break from teaching; it’s part of becoming the teacher I want to be. #teacherlife #restiswork #backtoschool #teacherwellbeing

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Sliding into break by stopping the teacher thought train

An oldie but a goodie as many start to slide into summerbreak. Here in Denmark we go all the way until the end of June, with “just” a month off, before we head back in August. Perhaps like me, you need to find a way to stop the teacher thought train? As an educator in the US, it normally took me weeks to finally relax at the end of the year. In the countdown to goodbye, my body took on more and…

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How do we build a thriving reading culture in our schools? Not with guest speakers, but with small, daily acts of book love. Explore the blog post for ideas on cocreating authentic reading joy.

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I’ve been thinking about how the three pillars of self-compassion—kindness, shared humanity, and mindfulness—might shape the way kids see themselves as readers. What if part of building reading identity is helping them be gentler with themselves, too?

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We've done the read-alouds, book talks, and choice—but what happens when that’s not enough? If we want lasting reading communities, we need to shift the center. Here are simple, student-driven ideas to help kids take the lead in speaking books. #ReadingCulture #StudentVoice

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Rethinking Feedback: Shifting the Power to Students

We know feedback matters. I think of all the ways I have grown because my students, my husband, my editor, and so many others have bothered to share their wisdom with me. Sometimes it stings. Sometimes it sits in the back of my mind, waiting for the right moment. And sometimes, it changes everything. And yet, when it comes to students, we often act as if feedback is something we do to them…

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Protecting Our Practice: What’s Working and How We Keep It

For the past 3 years, I have been sharing resources on my Patreon, with that being shut down, I figured I would share some of them here. This is one of my latest posts, I hope it is helpful. If there one thing that is constant in education, it’s change. I think it’s what drew me to be a teacher in the first place, besides the kids, of course. Education is full of change. New ideas, new programs,…

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Let Kids Reject Feedback (Yes, Really!)

What if kids had the right to ignore our feedback? Not because they’re stubborn or disengaged, but because they understand it—and decide to make a different choice. Too often, feedback feels like a demand: Fix this. Change that. Do it this way. But writers? They get feedback, weigh it, and sometimes say, “No, I’m keeping this.” That’s not disengagement—it’s ownership. Let’s Build Feedback…

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If Kids Don’t Understand the Feedback, It’s a Waste of Time

I haven’t used this blog in a long time. With the move back to Denmark, navigating the world as a mom of neurodivergent kids, and just the world (waving hands around me), this blog has been quiet. But with the decision to shut down my Patreon, I also might just come back here more. After all, my mind is still going a million miles a minute and perhaps, somewhere, someone could use a few of the…

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A Graphic Novel Gift Guide

I love these end of the year lists that come out, especially now that I sit in Denmark and don’t get to see quite the same amount of books written in America as I normally would. So I figured why not share some of my favorite graphic novels, starting with this gift guide in case you are looking for that perfect gift for yourself or another reader. Maisie is on her way to Fancon! She’s looking…

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Introduction to Visual Literacy Through Graphic Novels

Wondering why this blog is more quiet? It’s because I am much more regularly sharing and creating in my Patreon community. And right now, you can get a free trial. What might you find there? Units such as the one I just posted below. Giving students, and ourselves, further tools for how to navigate visual literacy is a must in today’s society. After all, most impressions that we get these days…

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Great Picture Books to Teach Advice and Theme (Words of the Wiser from Notice and Note)

Posted from my Patreon community where I take requests for book lists to create, share resources, and offer up coaching for members. It is a very easy way for me to be accessible to people around the world, you can join here. I am continuing with my updates of the picture book lists I made several years ago to accompany the teaching of a variety of reading skills. This time, the focus is on…

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What We Owe

As our kids are getting older, we talk a lot about healthy relationships, boundaries, and consent. Not just in romantic relationships, but in all the ones they have – with friends, with authority figures, with us. And one of the lessons we are teaching them is that they have the right to answer no. To withhold information requested by others that have no business asking for it. To not give the…

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Pre-order Passionate Learners 3rd Edition now!

8 years ago the 2nd edition of Passionate Learners: How to Engage and Empower Your Students was released into the world. I saw it make a difference to those who read it, educators reaching out to ask further questions, to tell me that they loved the practicality of the book, that it gave them the courage and the path to co-create spaces with students. I wrote the book, never thinking there…

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Great Picture Books to Teach Symbols (Again and Again from Notice and Note)

Posted from my Patreon community where I take requests for book lists to create, share resources, and offer up coaching for members. It is a very easy way for me to be accessible to people around the world, you can join here. I am continuing with my updates of the picture book lists I made several years ago to accompany the teaching of a variety of reading skills. This time, the focus is on…

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Great Picture Books to Teach Internal Conflict (Tough Questions from Notice and Note)

Posted from my Patreon community where I take requests for book lists to create, share resources, and offer up coaching for members. It is a very easy way for me to be accessible to people around the world, you can join here. I am continuing with my updates of the picture book lists I made several years ago to accompany the teaching of a variety of reading skills. This time, the focus is on…