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Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post

Stacey Shubitz

I’m teaching George Ella Lyon’s “Looking at Your Place” Lesson later today. Therefore, I thought it would be nice for me to get in the mindset that the kids need to be in when they do this.

I decided to try going through the steps using my late-Grandparents’ apartment in Florida as “my place.” Though it was never a legal address of mine, it felt like a home away from home since I was there many, many times in the 29 years that one or both of them lived there.

Looking at Your Place - Grandpa's 80th Birthday0002

I have not finished the final step, the memoir, about my Grandpa’s 80th Birthday when we flew down to FL to surprise him. I will get to it, but it’s something I do not wish to rush. In the meantime, here’s what I have.

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.

3 thoughts on “Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post”

  1. It’s clearly a G.E.L. kind of day … I was making lesson plans for my classes and plotting in some Lyon for the kids I’ll start teaching tomorrow night and the group I’ll get in another two weeks!

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