Have you made a resolution for yourself for 2024? Many people make promises to themselves to exercise regularly, start healthy eating, or study harder. Often, big promises result in disappointment because our ideas are larger than our capabilities. What can we do to keep focused and improve ourselves as we…

Creating compassion and understanding Parents and students often ask, “Why are you named SpiderSmart? What does a spider or a web have to do with learning?” Our core Reading & Writing program is based on teaching children’s literature, and one of the most enduring, captivating, and beloved books that has…

While most of the time students come to class as you would expect, sometimes they can be agitated, sad, angry, or frustrated; the whole realm of emotions can be seen in a classroom atmosphere. As a teacher, I have seen it all. It is my personal mission in my classroom…