Today I asked a classroom of students to bring in artifacts from their lives. I asked the classroom full of teachers to do the same. I'm going to hunt for a few items for my new notebook as well. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the "stuff" that represents each person's life. This is… Continue reading Collecting Ephemera.
Author: Ruth Ayres
Unhurried. Finding the magic in the middle of living. Capturing a life of ridiculous grace + raw stories.
Beginning Training: Day One.
Just a little FYI, to let you know that I posted a couple of the slide presentations from day one of the Beginning Writing Workshop Training. Here's the link to the Presentations Page which offers a description of each presentation. Here are the presentations: Writing Workshop Overview Writer's Notebook Introduction Living Like a Writer
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A Lot of Slow to Grow.
I love Eve Merriam's work. Here is one of my favorites, which I will be sharing with the teachers attending the Beginning Workshop Training that starts Monday. A Lazy Thought By Eve Merriam There go the grownups To the office, To the store. Subway rush, Traffic crush; Hurry, scurry, Worry, flurry. No wonder Grown ups… Continue reading A Lot of Slow to Grow.
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Thank You!
Just a little post to say THANKS for all of the positive, kind, and encouraging comments with regards to our blog and new website. We appreciate the "fuel" your comments give. -- Ruth & Stacey (with big smiles!)
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Be A Writer.
This past week Stacey has posted several great ideas about ways she is going to get her students excited about writing. If you've not seen them, then check out her posts from this week -- you'll see meeting area supply boxes, gift wrapping, and writer's notebook enhancements. Next week I'm leading a four day training… Continue reading Be A Writer.
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Ruth’s Day in a Sentence.
Head spinning with ideas and plans and items to do, while attempting to balance my many roles.
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Ruth’s SOLS: What’s your mom do?
Yesterday afternoon, my oldest daughter and I were driving home from school shopping. Our conversation was one in which I was asking questions regarding important info that she should know -- things like telephone number; address; parents' names -- and she was answering. Then came this snippet: Me: What's my job? Hannah: What do you mean?… Continue reading Ruth’s SOLS: What’s your mom do?
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Ruth’s Memoir Monday: I remember.
I remember lazy summer days with nothing to do but read a book cover-to-cover. I remember summers filled with professional development nearly every week. I remember dinner conversations that were entirely devoted to the happenings of my classroom. I remember reading as many professional books as I could get my hands on. I remember arriving… Continue reading Ruth’s Memoir Monday: I remember.
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Ruth’s MM: My Brother.
Last night I was looking through some of my original posts, trying to find the words to match a picture. Along the way, I ran across this post about when my brother and I were little. I was struck by the writing, one of those times when you look back and think, Did I really… Continue reading Ruth’s MM: My Brother.
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wanna new font?
Maybe some of you out there are as crazy about fonts as Stacey and I? If so, check out today's post on Sprague Lab called Font-o-licious! Jessica Sprague has provided a tutorial for downloading & installing fonts plus access to her 24 favorite FREE fonts (plus another 3 that cost a few bucks). (Which means… Continue reading wanna new font?
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Ruth’s SOLS: Giggles.
Tonight, while Andy cooked dinner and I continued my recovery, we sent the kids upstairs to play. The monitor was on and it was filling the entire downstairs with giggles. They were having so much fun and the continuous giggling was infectious. I found myself feeling better just listening to them. They are so happy.… Continue reading Ruth’s SOLS: Giggles.
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A Class
With some of my hard-earned (wink,wink) birthday money, I decided to sign up for a class to fuel my creativity and help me get a bit of perspective on this whole parenting, living, teaching ride that I'm on. The class is called HAVE MORE FUN and is hosted on Big Picture Scrapbooking. I'm a bit… Continue reading A Class
