We've reached the final stretch of the Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate the end of the challenge?
Author: Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski
Classroom SOLSC Week 4: Reflections
It's Week 4 of the Classroom SOLSC! What reflections do you have on the experience so far? How are you planning ahead for a celebration?
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Classroom SOLSC Week 3: Comments Make Community!
We are beginning Week 3 of the Classroom SOLSC! How are your student bloggers doing? This week, we will focus on how essential thoughtful comments are for bloggers. Please share your ideas on how you teach your writers to comment in meaningful ways in the comments of this post.
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The Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project
To end the year on a happy note, I am setting some goals for April, May and June in my own version of a Writing Teacher's Happiness Project. What would you work on to end your year in a happy way?
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Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Building a Writing Habit
It's Week 2 of the Classroom SOLSC!
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Mining Your Writing for Mentor Texts
My March 2021 SOLSC blog posts can be used as mentor texts as my class embarks on the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC! Read on for more details about using your own writing as mentor texts for your students.
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Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
Welcome to the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge! If you haven't signed up yet, please share your class' blog information on the Padlet. https://padlet.com/ksokolowski1/2dwhsvvnglqpp3bo Click here for more information on what the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge is all about! The April Classroom SOLSC begins on Thursday, April 1 and runs through… Continue reading Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
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Blogging to Build a Writing Habit
Preparing for a presentation on how blogging can help you build a writing habit, I've been reflecting on the power of blogging. The rewards are many. How has blogging shaped your life?
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Join the Welcome Wagon! Another Call for Volunteers
We are still looking for Welcome Wagon volunteers to provide new slicers with a daily audience. Please consider joining us!
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Overview of the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC
April might seem a long time away, but now is the time to start preparing for the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Blogging is a way to help students develop voice, a sense of audience, build digital citizenship, sharpen writing skills and connect to each other in new ways. Are you ready to share this challenge with your students? Read more to find out all the details!
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Words Matter: Using Affirmations in Writing Workshop
Our words to our students matter. What our students say to themselves matters. We can inspire and uplift the conversation by using affirmations throughout our teaching and in writing workshop.
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Active Engagement with Pear Deck
Active engagement looks different now than it did pre-COVID-19. One digital tool for active engagement is Pear Deck. Read on to find out how I'm using Pear Deck with my third grade writers!
