Grandpa seemed startled when we arrived! Originally uploaded by teachergal I love surprising people, especially family members. Hence, when I looked through my Grandma’s photo album this morning (I’m in the midst of preserving family photos since her albums are not exactly a scrapbookers’ dream at-present.) I discovered photos from the time my parents and… Continue reading M.M. Inspiration/Charge
Month: June 2008
Making a List. Checking It Twice.
I created a large checklist, which I'm going to post in the classroom on Monday, to help my students get ready for Tuesday afternoon's Poetry Publishing Party. I realized yesterday, when I saw one of my students walking around with his Poetry Portfolio Guidelines Packet that the kids really needed a list since there's a… Continue reading Making a List. Checking It Twice.
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Basic 411 on the Presidential Candidates and Education
Check out this CNN Overview on McCain and Obama's Stances on Education.
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Flipping My Schedule Upside Down
Today might be one of a handful of times I will ever teaching Writing Workshop after lunch when my kids come back from dance. (I LOVE teaching writing in the morning. When I was in NYC, my principal gave me special permission to do this since we were supposed to teach it in the afternoon.)… Continue reading Flipping My Schedule Upside Down
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Poetry Friday: JBKO
The Last Poetry Friday of the 2007-08 School Year Originally uploaded by teachergal Caroline Kennedy put together one of my favorite anthologies of poems, A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children, a few years ago. One of them in Sea Joy, which seems exceedingly appropriate for me to share with my students on… Continue reading Poetry Friday: JBKO
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WN Entry: How does one make sense of this statement: “He was his parents’ only child.”
A couple of weeks ago Ruth and I were on the phone when her husband came into the room and told her there was a tornado that touched down about 20 miles away. "Do you need to go?" I asked her. "No, it's okay," she replied in a cool, Midwestern way. 872 miles away, I… Continue reading WN Entry: How does one make sense of this statement: “He was his parents’ only child.”
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A Labor of Love: Because My Students’ Lives and Experiences Matter
Here's what I'm working on now... Originally uploaded by teachergal Last year one of my fifth graders, Lauren, wrote a persuasive letter to a very large yearbook company's CEO asking him to give our class yearbooks. She successfully persuaded him to discount the price of a full-color yearbook for the entire class (the kids paid… Continue reading A Labor of Love: Because My Students’ Lives and Experiences Matter
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Ruth’s SS1 (Brian): I don’t wanna write.
I don't wanna write a student story, is the thought going through my mind right now (and because I live with two little girls there may even be a bit of a whine to it). I remember Brian. Everyday he would look the part of a writer -- yellow legal pad; pen posed; sitting in… Continue reading Ruth’s SS1 (Brian): I don’t wanna write.
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Join Us for Our Newest Challenge: Student Stories!
Today's the day that our new writing challenge, Student Stories, begins. For more information about the types of writing you might want to do for this Challenge, click here. Once you've written your "Student Stories" Post, link it here by clicking on the Mr. Image Image-Linky below: Looking forward to reading your inspirational stories.
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Student Story #1: I Need to Hold Your Hand
I've taught fourth or fifth grade in low-SES communities ever since I worked as a fifth grade teacher at P.S. 72 in Spanish Harlem when I was a graduate student completing my first master's degree at Hunter College. Hunter prepares teachers to work in "urban settings." Hence, when it came time to find a job,… Continue reading Student Story #1: I Need to Hold Your Hand
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Summer Goals Meme — The Other Half.
So here's my part of the Summer Goals Meme. Thanks Megan for making me think! Complete my devotions each morning. Play and then play some more. (I'm talking bikes and swing sets and reading and tractors and swimming and trains and ponies and play dough.) Write everyday. Read everyday. Do art everyday. Drink lots… Continue reading Summer Goals Meme — The Other Half.
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Two Writing Teachers Turns One Today!
1st blog birthday card to ruth Originally uploaded by teachergal One year ago, today, Ruth and I started this blog. For two months we wrote content and tried to finesse it so that it was ready to go "out into the world." And here we are, one year and over 800 posts later! What a… Continue reading Two Writing Teachers Turns One Today!
