giveaway · SOLSC Classroom Challenge

Another Commenting Challenge with a BIG Prize

Are you ready for our second Commenting Challenge? Check out this prize from the Highlights Foundation!

giveaway · Slice of Life Story Challenge

New Slicer Challenge Winners

Congratulations!

giveaway · Slice of Life Story Challenge

New Slicer Challenge

New Slicers, we have a challenge for you!

writing workshop

Write Without Sight

Do you teach sensory description to your students? Try to write without sight.

giveaway · Slice of Life Story Challenge

And the Winner Is…

Meet the winner of our first Commenting Challenge!

giveaway · Slice of Life Story Challenge

Commenting Challenge

Are you ready for a Commenting Challenge? Check out this amazing prize!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Not Too Late

It's not too late to sign up for the SOLSC!

giveaway · Slice of Life Story Challenge

SOLSC Prize Reveal!

Take a look at all the amazing prices for the March Slice of Life Story Challenge!

mentor texts · picture book

Seeds of Freedom: A Review & Giveaway

Are you looking for books to add to your Black History Month book list?  Are you looking for mentor texts to teach your students certain writing crafts?  You can add Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama by Hester Bass to your list.  You are going to want a copy of this beautiful new picture… Continue reading Seeds of Freedom: A Review & Giveaway

writing prompts

Writing to a Prompt

Our students spend their time in choice-based, unit-driven writing workshops. They are not accustomed to writing to a prompt.

story ideas · writer's notebook

Generating Ideas: Three Strategies from PiBoIdMo

Three strategies to generate story ideas

writing workshop

Call for Slices

Write, Share, Give