This week Poetry Friday is hosted at The Miss Rumphius Effect. Next Friday, it's here at Two Writing Teachers!
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.
Instead of fixing my kids’ spelling errors…
Minimal Marking Originally uploaded by teachergal I'm trying a Vopat Editing Technique called "Minimal Markings." It's basically where you put check marks in the margin of a student's paper, which signals them that there's a misspelled word on a line. Then, it's up to the student to use resources (e.g., word wall, high frequency word… Continue reading Instead of fixing my kids’ spelling errors…
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Playing with Time
Since my students are quickly publishing a small moment story this week, I only had one day (yesterday) to teach a revision strategy. I chose to teach them how to play with time, which is an idea I adapted from Jim Vopat's Micro Lessons for Writing book. I gave my students a mini-chart for the… Continue reading Playing with Time
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Slice of Life Challenge
Hi everyone! It's time for the weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge. You may link your post here by clicking on the Image Linky below.
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Paragraphing in Notebooks
Today was the first day I checked my students' Idea Notebooks, using the rubric I adapted from Buckner's Book, since the school year began. The frequency with which the kids have been writing is amazing to me! One student even received a 4- on her notebook today and I gave her one of these to… Continue reading Paragraphing in Notebooks
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My M.M. Post
I was teaching my kids a developing strategy (i.e., using time lines before you draft) today and created a timeline of the last time I went to Yankee Stadium. (I was feeling sentimental after last night's ceremony, which I watched on television). Since I am going to be developing this timeline into a personal narrative… Continue reading My M.M. Post
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It’s just another Memoir Monday, oh-uh-wo…
Somehow I have the Bangles' song, "Manic Monday," rattling around in my head this morning. Truth be told, I was under the weather most of the day yesterday and could use one more day at home. Alas, it's 5:17 a.m. and I need to get ready to head into work. I digress... It's time to… Continue reading It’s just another Memoir Monday, oh-uh-wo…
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Hard Work Should Be Celebrated
Katherine Bomer talked about celebrations this past summer at the TCRWP July Writing Institute. As I was planning my News & Announcements Charts for the upcoming week today, I found myself wanting to write about writing on four out of five of them. You see, I want my students to realize that their hard work… Continue reading Hard Work Should Be Celebrated
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This is the only kind of jogging you’re going to see me do!
Kevin, Creator of Day in a Sentence, used a new technology, Jog the Web, to showcase everyone's posts this week. I was fascinated with the ease at which I was able to navigate through the websites of the Day in a Sentence Contributors. In fact, I liked Kevin's Jog so much that I created a… Continue reading This is the only kind of jogging you’re going to see me do!
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Reminder Sign
New Sign by the Door Originally uploaded by teachergal I was on Etsy about two weeks ago and came across a customizable sign from K is for Calligraphy that would prevent me from sounding like a broken record to my students day-in and day-out. This sign, which was welcomed by my students and I earlier… Continue reading Reminder Sign
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PHOTO FRIDAYS: An Almost-“Seinfeld” Moment
The things I had to do for this challah! Originally uploaded by teachergal I was patiently waiting in line at the Hope Street Location of Seven Stars Bakery. I eyed the last challah, standing up on one end behind the counter. I stood there patiently hoping that the two women in front of me weren't… Continue reading PHOTO FRIDAYS: An Almost-“Seinfeld” Moment
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Day in a Sentence as an Interrogative
Kevin changed-up the "Day in a Sentence" Charge this week. He proposed reflected on your day/week as a question. So, here I am, trying to think about my week in terms of a reflective question. This is what I came up with: Will the technology I use in my classroom (daily) help my students become… Continue reading Day in a Sentence as an Interrogative
