by Emily Starr | Jan 24, 2020 | Behind the Scenes of StarrMatica
Since StarrMatica is a teacher-owned company, we would like to introduce one of our team members whose commitment to educational texts helps to make us who we are today. Shannon McElroy is one of our writers who creates comprehension supports and Common Core aligned...
by Emily Starr | Jan 15, 2020 | Behind the Scenes of StarrMatica
My favorite movie of all time is “The Wizard of Oz.” As a little girl, I used to dress up like Dorothy and watch a VHS tape of the movie my parents recorded when it aired on television. If you’ve seen the movie, you know that near the end, Toto pulls back the...
by Emily Starr | Nov 26, 2019 | Behind the Scenes of StarrMatica
There is never enough time! As a fourth-grade teacher, I felt the time squeeze every day in my classroom; not enough time to prepare meaningful lessons, not enough time to teach and not enough time to address individual student needs. Five years into teaching, I was...
