writing workshop

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Welcome back everybody for another fantastic Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge! Write a story on your own blog. Leave a link to your story here, in the comment section. Then comment on at least three others. Enjoy!   

classroom environment · materials

Writing Workshop Supply List: 10 Things to Scrounge for Over the Summer

The summer is the perfect time to start stocking up on the things you really need. Whether you are hoping to get materials donated, or you teach in a community where families can provide a few things for your students, or you are planning to do some good old fashioned scrounging, this list can help you strategize a plan for materials.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Welcome back everybody for another fantastic Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge.

writing workshop

Organize Your Classroom: Getting Rid of Stuff Feels Good

What would it look like if you were to make your classroom a "minimalist classroom?" A classroom where you only kept the things you actually use, and you gave away the rest to someone else in need?

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Join us! If you're new to our community, you'll love reading what other educators have written.

writer's notebook · writing workshop

Nature Writing for All Ages and Stages

In our family, bringing along a small notebook or a journal when we travel has become a tradition. Maybe you'll make it part of your summer plans as well.

slice of life · SOLSC

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Share a story with us today, and every Tuesday.

june planning · summer vacation · teacher of writing · teacher writing · writing

What Will You Write This Summer?

Glue your butt to the chair, every day, or at least once a week, and you will not only become a better writer--you'll become a better teacher of writing.

writing workshop

The Importance of Wait Time and Think Time

how do you become the kind of teacher who leaves plenty of think time? How do you go from rapid-fire, to more thoughtful questioning?

grammar · writing workshop

A Love of Grammar

Here is a round-up of some of my favorite grammar-related websites and resources. You will notice that there are no worksheets here.

june planning

Planning for the Planning

It's hard to believe that the end of the school year is already in sight. In the schools I where I currently work, mid-June is the end of the year--that's just four weeks away! That means it's time to begin planning for next year!

conferring · shared writing · storytelling · writing workshop

Conferring Toolkits: Class Stories, Shared Writing and Interactive Writing

Whether it's storytelling, or shared writing, or interactive writing, any piece of writing that your whole class created together is going to be extremely helpful to have at your fingertips while you are moving about the classroom conferring.