As is true of exercise, the days that we resist writing are the days we need it most! The final stretch is here!
Author: Kelsey Sorum
DAY 23 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOLSC19
Start your weekend with a slice!
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DAY 22 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOLSC19
TGIF and Day 22 of SOLSC!
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Finding Purpose: The Key to Making High Frequency Words Stick
By paying close attention to the words kids are writing most in each genre, we can shift the motive of teaching and learning high frequency words from “have to” to “want to.”
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Growing a Classroom Environment Where Writers are Seen and Inspired
A place to make meaning of ourselves and the world around us, writing is a powerful tool for self-discovery. However, when idea-collection tools and drafts are stored in folders, we miss a valuable opportunity to make the diverse lives and experiences of our communities visible. Instead, we can rely on classroom as a tool for making children, their identities, and experiences seen.
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A School Can Be The Change: Teaching Writing with a Social Justice Lens
Pictures tell the story of a NYC public school that integrates social comprehension with literacy. At P.S. 59, identity, student voice, and activism are a part of school culture, and I'm honored to share it!
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The Welcome Wagon Needs You! Second Call for Volunteers
Camila, a kindergartner, returned to her fictional book about a dinosaur and butterfly day after day, adding a bit more detail to each picture, stretching through more sounds in each word. The kind of dedicated revision and editing Camila was displaying is not the norm for early writers. So, when Camila came to me, book in tow,… Continue reading The Welcome Wagon Needs You! Second Call for Volunteers
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Supporting Emergent Writers With Spacing
For young children, one of the most challenging parts of writing a sentence is including spaces between words. I've collected a variety of strategies and tools to support writers with this feat.
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Getting Started With Beginning Writers, A Review and Giveaway
In A Teacher’s Guide to Getting Started With Beginning Writers, Katie Wood Ray and Lisa Cleaveland help us think with our beliefs -- in the decisions we make, in the questions we ask, in our actions, in the language we use, and in how we see children. In everything we do, we send a message, and that message should align with our beliefs.
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Words Don’t Make a Writer: Supporting Emergent Writers Who Are Not Yet Writing Words
Are we putting additional stress and pressure on kids to write words? With purpose and joy, kids can go from compliance to engagement and become the kinds of writers who add words as powerful information to their books.
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The Idea Book: A Tool To Help Kids Live Like Writers
It's never too early to instill writerly habits. A class idea book will inspire kids to collect seeds for writing everywhere they go (and much, much more!).
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SOL Tuesday
Our systems face significant shock from August to September. After long days, little sleep, and almost no time to recharge, I told myself, "It's only temporary. I'll find balance in October." Well, October has come and gone, and I didn't find my balance. As a natural consequence, I got a doozy of a cold and… Continue reading SOL Tuesday
