I had heard of Prezi. I thought about Prezi. I used Powerpoint anyway. I am preparing a presentation for July and had it practically done in Powerpoint. I was happy with the muted colors and pretty watermark flower that adorned each slide. The slides were full of words and photos…a lot of words though. I… Continue reading Have You Used Prezi?
Author: Betsy Hubbard
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Developing Endings with Primary Writers
NO! Don't let it end! How do you develop a good ending to a story? Use text and student examples.
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How Do First Graders Choose Narrow Topics?
We will be starting a unit on informational writing to wrap up the school year. I wanted to demonstrate a different way of finding a topic, a narrow topic. I find that young writers can often think big, making it hard to get to specific details. As I was thinking about this idea, of narrowing… Continue reading How Do First Graders Choose Narrow Topics?
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How Do You Pull Away? Let Go of Their Hand
Letting go can be hard. Here are some thoughts on how to engage and disengage from the writer during the process of building independence.
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Words Come Alive
How do you make words come alive? In third grade we talked about description and details making our words visible to the reader.
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It’s SOL Time
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ― Louis L'Amour
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A Special Visitor
No need to adjust your glasses, that's Barry Lane and he spread his message throughout my school this week.
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Write, Share, Give: It’s SOL Time
Share a story from your well.
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It’s SOL Time!
What's going on in your world today? Share your story here today at TWT!
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How to Write a Poem: An Exercise
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ―William Wordsworth
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Collaborative Poetry
Who knew Facebook could be a place to generate poetry. Yes, it's true!
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Write, Share, Give: SOL Time
Yesterday was the last day of the March SOLSC but it doesn't have to end there! Come join us today for Tuesday SOL.
