In this post, I share several examples of daily schedules, along with links to other resources.
Author: BethMooreSchool
Literacy Coach, Consultant, Author, Graduate Course Instructor, and Mom. Passionate about fostering a love of reading and writing in learners of all ages.
Three Quick Tips for Small Group Strategy Lessons
Have you been super busy the past few weeks? I know I sure have been! So, I won't take up any extra of your time. Here are three quick tips for small group strategy lessons: Use your conferring notes, observations of kids, your on-demand assessment results, or latest samples of student writing to find 3-4… Continue reading Three Quick Tips for Small Group Strategy Lessons
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Sometimes It’s Actually Not a Choice: Accountability in the Writing Workshop
My goal for the next few weeks is to pay close attention to kids when they leave the meeting area to start working. How many are actually trying out the new strategy? How many are going right back to their old habits? And what can I do to coach them to try new things?
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Looking for March Slice of Life Story Challenge Prize Donations
In a few weeks, we will begin our 9th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC). The rewards for writing for 31 consecutive days are numerous: you will develop a writing habit, sharpen your writing skills, find your voice as a writer, belong to a writing community, receive peer feedback, and learn to savor the struggle of writing.
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Beth’s One Little Word for 2016
Play is at the top of my list for 2016, and I want to shout it from the rooftops. Pitting play against literacy is a false dichotomy. It's not either/or. The way to teach literacy is to provide time for kids to play, talk, dance and sing their little hearts out!
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When to Pop Out of the Notebook
As much as I LOVE notebooks, even I have to admit there is a time in every writer's process when it is time to pop out of the notebook and onto a laptop or lined paper.
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End of Workshop Share & Reflection Time
Kids learn more when they are given time to reflect on their learning, self-assess, and check in on goals they are working toward. That's what the end of workshop share and reflection time is for, and too often it gets cut short, or left out completely.
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge on #TWTBlog
Welcome to the Slice of Life Story Challenge on this great Tuesday. We are so glad you are joining us today.
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A Short & Sweet Minilesson Formula
There is a formula that I use, time and time again, to adapt my own minilessons. Yes, this formula helps me keep my minilessons to about ten minutes and makes planning more streamlined, but more importantly this formula helps me with one of my personal goals as a teacher: student engagement.
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Join Us! The Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge on #TWTBlog!
No shadow No stars No moon No care November It only believes In a pile of dead leaves And a moon That's the color of bone Tom Waits, 'November' Do you wish your writing had stronger imagery, or sounded smooth, like the lyrics of a song? Well, today is your day! Practice your craft and post… Continue reading Join Us! The Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge on #TWTBlog!
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Conferring with Writers is Like Coaching Skiers: Strength ID and Enhancement
Many years ago, one of my first jobs was as a ski instructor at a local ski resort. During our instructor training, we were taught a technique called "strength identification and enhancement."
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Come Join the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge on #TWTBlog
“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food is better in November than any other time of the year.” ― Cynthia Rylant, In… Continue reading Come Join the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge on #TWTBlog
