Today is my last day of Spring Vacation. It has felt as though I've been away from school, and from blogging, for a long time! Thanks to Ruth's understanding about my need to take a vacation without my computer, I've really had some time to unwind, contemplate, and relax. I'm ready for the final 47… Continue reading The Home Stretch
Author: Stacey Shubitz
Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
A Blogging Break
I'm taking a blogging break in order to celebrate the Holiday of Passover. Therefore, please accept my best wishes for a happy holiday if you're celebrating one in the next week: Chag Sameach! Happy Pesach!
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Baseball and Poetry
Lending-Out Baseball Books Originally uploaded by teachergal I'm constantly on-the-hunt for poetry that will be meaningful to the boys in my class. Sure, there are tons of humorous poems, but girls like those too. In the past year I've found quite a few poetry books that focus on sports that have been added to my… Continue reading Baseball and Poetry
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SOLSC – Bonnie’s Photo
My technology (i.e., WordPress in conjunction with Mozilla AND IE) is not working the way it should be this morning. Therefore, I'm having trouble uploading the video I shot of the giveaway of Bonnie's photo. However, a random drawing was conducted about an hour ago and the winner of the Hudson Valley Sunrise Photo is… Continue reading SOLSC – Bonnie’s Photo
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It’s Alive!
Nine of my students gave up their recess time today to loop masking tape and post over 60 poems the entire recopied for placement on the walls of the school. Here's at some of the walls they covered: From Living Poetry Anthology
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Slicing on Tuesdays
We're back to slicing on Tuesdays only. (Insert the Whew! or That's all we do now!??! here.) Therefore, please submit your Slice of Life Story, as a comment, on this post. Bonnie has generously donated a photograph she took at sunrise, over the Hudson River, recently. She'll print it out and send it to you… Continue reading Slicing on Tuesdays
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Classroom Poetry Challenge
Looking to implement some kind of independent reading/writing project that involves poetry in your classroom this month? Click here for info on the one my kids are doing this month, which was inspired by a third grade teacher at Gordon (whose name I WISH I remembered since many of the pen and paper options you'll… Continue reading Classroom Poetry Challenge
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Memoir Monday Is Back!
Now that the month-long SOLSC is over, we're going back to memoirs on Mondays and slices on Tuesdays. We hope you'll join us by posting a link today.
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Commas and Conjunctions
My class is still in the thick of our Conventions Unit of Study. We're nearing the end of our comma study, but have chosen to study how to use commas with conjunctions for an entire day. One of my colleagues was making her chart for the minilesson and found a useful site that explained when… Continue reading Commas and Conjunctions
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Images from Yesterday’s Slice of Life Celebration
I celebrated with some small notebooks, pens, notes, and cake with my eight students who wrote for 25 - 31 days last month. Some images from the set-up for the Celebration: From Slice of Life Story Challenge Party
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Silent Movie: The Reveal of the Final Giveaways
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And the Giveaways Go to…
13 of our Slicers participated for all 31 days of the Challenge. So, going through my list in alphabetical order, I matched up Slicers with the giveaways. And the giveaways go to... NOTE: Each picture is hyperlinked to each artist's shop (or author), so do click on the pictures to learn more about each artist… Continue reading And the Giveaways Go to…
