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Month: February 2022
Some Narrative Writing Fun
For the next few days, I am working in a fourth-grade classroom, and I really wanted to spice things up a bit. I'm sharing what I did because the kids loved it.
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SOL Tuesday
There’s one week left until our month-long writing challenge begins!
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Nurturing Your Writing Soul: Rethinking Self-care
Everywhere I look, the world wants me to engage in self-care. Instagram posts, TV commercials, Twitter threads, email newsletters…all of them chock-full of reminders that even as the world falls to pieces around us, It's important to fill our buckets, put on our own air masks first, give ourselves grace. But how about creative self-care? What can we do to make our writing selves feel stronger, happier, more resilient?
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Small Groups, Big Engagement: Expanding the Possibilities and Potential
Here are some fresh approaches from Melanie Meehan and guest authors Julie Wright, Pam Koutrakos, and Maria Walther. In this post, we reimagine when and why small groups come together and expand your small group repertoire.
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What Matters Most…and Am I Acting Like It?
When it comes to teaching writing, what matters most....and am I acting like it? There is a gap right now between what I believe matters and what I am practicing in my classroom. Read more to find out how I'm working towards solutions.
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SOL Tuesday
With just two weeks left until our month-long challenge, I'm sharing a piece to help us think about HOW we'll prioritize our writing time as we head into March.
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Seasoned Slicer Strategies
Last week, Stacey shared a post full of tips for new slicers. When you make the leap and begin the March challenge, you can plan for parts, and many of the best parts surprise you. If you have joined the challenge before, you know how writing every day in March brings a focus to noticing… Continue reading Seasoned Slicer Strategies
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It’s not Magic (but it IS): The Power of Being a Teacher who Writes
Kids are savvy. They can tell when a teacher really writes versus when a teacher talks about writing as a hypothetical endeavor (that only exists in the real lives of people still in school). There is a distance that can only be closed when it is two writers side-by-side, talking the talk (and walking the walk) of writers.
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SOL Tuesday
Join us every Tuesday for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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Tips for New Slicers
Whether you're new to our annual March writing challenge OR are expanding this community of writers by inviting your friends or colleagues to join in March, then you'll want to check out this post filled with tips and answers to FAQs about the Slice of Life Story Challenge.
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Keeping the Energy In a Unit of Study
A six to eight-week writing unit may not be the equivalent of running a marathon, although some may beg to differ this year, but it still requires some creativity for strong and energetic finishes. As I work with several teachers who are in the final third of their information writing units across a variety of grades, here are a few ideas for maintaining energy.
