It’s Tuesday: Welcome to Slice of Life!
Welcome to the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge!
An Interview with the Authors of The Responsive Writing Teacher + a Giveaway
Have you wanted to be a more responsive writing teacher, but weren’t sure how to go about doing it? Melanie Meehan and Kelsey Sorum’s new book provides a framework to help you hone a more child-centered apporach to the teaching of writing.
Classroom SOLSC Week 4: Reflections
It’s Week 4 of the Classroom SOLSC! What reflections do you have on the experience so far? How are you planning ahead for a celebration?
Developing Students’ Content Vocabulary
The Cognitive Content Dictionary (CCD) was first introduced to me in my tier 1 Project Guided Language Acquisition Design training. It is both linguistically and culturally responsive and, above all, brings joy into the classroom.
It’s Tuesday: Welcome to Slice of Life!
In this writing community, Tuesdays mean writing a slice of life, sharing it, and appreciating the writing of others through comments.
A Peek Into A Journalism Unit
Journalism inspires students to write personally without as much vulnerability as personal narratives sometimes require. However, I still learned SO much about what these students cared about and who they are as people!
Classroom SOLSC Week 3: Comments Make Community!
We are beginning Week 3 of the Classroom SOLSC! How are your student bloggers doing? This week, we will focus on how essential thoughtful comments are for bloggers. Please share your ideas on how you teach your writers to comment in meaningful ways in the comments of this post.
The Final Prize Announcement for the 14th Annual SOLSC
While cultivating a daily writing habit and being part of a writing community are the real reward of the SOLSC, there are prizes. Find out if you won one by scrolling through this announcement.
The Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project
To end the year on a happy note, I am setting some goals for April, May and June in my own version of a Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project. What would you work on to end your year in a happy way?
It’s Tuesday: Welcome to Slice of Life!
Many slicers spent the month of March finding inspiration, writing, sharing, and commenting every day. Throughout the year, we welcome you back together on Tuesdays!
Why Teach Syntax?
Grammar is a set of craft moves, not a set of rules.
Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Building a Writing Habit
It’s Week 2 of the Classroom SOLSC!
Day 31 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
It is the final day of the March Slice of Life Story Challenge! In the announcements today we have a video message, a badge, and more prizes!
Day 30 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
Today is day 30 of 31! So close to the finish line. . .
Mining Your Writing for Mentor Texts
My March 2021 SOLSC blog posts can be used as mentor texts as my class embarks on the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC! Read on for more details about using your own writing as mentor texts for your students.
Day 29 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
It’s day 29, and we can’t wait to write, share, and give. Join us!
Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
Welcome to the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge! If you haven’t signed up yet, please share your class’ blog information on the Padlet. Click here for more … Continue Reading Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
Day 28 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
It’s day 28 of the Slice of Life Story Challenge! Today the winners of the Mentor Prize are announced!
Day 27 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
Day 27 is getting awfully close to day 31. . . Keep writing, Slicers!
Day 26 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
It’s day 26 of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. Let’s get writing!
