A Place for Quiet

Saturday August 29, 2015Friday August 28, 2015 Betsy Hubbard7 Comments

How do you structure your workshop to work for all personalities?

Writing Camp

Thursday August 20, 2015Wednesday August 19, 2015 Betsy Hubbard6 Comments

I hosted a writing camp this summer! It gave students some inspiration and gave me a little warm-up on getting back in the school groove.

peer conferring · routines · Talking · writing workshop

Check-In Talk

Monday August 10, 2015Monday August 10, 2015 Betsy Hubbard5 Comments

How do you support students with mid-workshop check-ins?

charts · Creating Classroom Environments Blog Series · strategy charts · writing workshop · writing workshop routines

Creating Classroom Environments: Charts to Start the Year

Sunday August 2, 2015Monday August 3, 2015 Betsy Hubbard8 Comments

Start the year off right with charts that make expectations, strategies and tips on writing visible for students.

giveaway · jen serravallo · writing about reading

The Reading Strategies Book + Giveaway

Sunday June 28, 2015Thursday July 9, 2015 Betsy Hubbard208 Comments

A little peek inside the final chapter of THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK and a giveaway!

writing about reading

How To Write “Long” About Reading

Sunday June 21, 2015Saturday June 20, 2015 Betsy Hubbard22 Comments

This statement is sticking with me following a session at a conference with Kate Roberts. As I prepare for the next school year I am thinking, processing and evaluating where I am in my education as a teacher. I recently found out that I will be teaching THIRD GRADE! There was some shifting in staff… Continue reading How To Write “Long” About Reading