old file tote with new folders Originally uploaded by teachergal I have four days left until I head back to school. Granted, I'll be in my classroom later today putting the finishing touches on the space. However, it seems hard to believe that summer is nearly over. I've been trying to fix-up my systems this… Continue reading PHOTO FRIDAYS: systems and tools that look pretty
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.
Poetry Friday: An Acrostic Poem About Labor Day
I was looking around for a poem about Labor Day on this final summer Friday. (I know, I know… summer goes through mid-September. However, this is the weekend that always feels like the last weekend of summer to me.) I found an acrostic poem by Nicholas Gordon that captures the mood and feeling that I… Continue reading Poetry Friday: An Acrostic Poem About Labor Day
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Busy???
Who isn't busy these days? We all are, regardless of where we are in our teaching careers. I found a fantastic site today, The Busy Teacher's Cafe, which is put together by a literacy coach from Passaic, NJ. It has lots of targeted links for everything from how to create a class website to information… Continue reading Busy???
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Trying to Banish the Back-to-School Jitters
Postcards to Help with the Eradication of First Day of School Jitters Originally uploaded by teachergal I created some postcards to send to my students later today. I'm sending them with the hope that this can help alleviate some of the jitters kids feel when they're about to head back to school. (Hence the reason… Continue reading Trying to Banish the Back-to-School Jitters
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Trading My Favorite Classroom Spaces
Trading Our Favorite Spaces: 1 of 2 Originally uploaded by teachergal Mary Lee & Franki are hosting something of a blog carnival over at A Year of Reading. It's called Trading (Our Favorite) Spaces. Click here to learn more about it &/or to submit photos of your favorite space by September 1st. I'm posting just… Continue reading Trading My Favorite Classroom Spaces
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Writing Center
My Students' New Writing Center Originally uploaded by teachergal Last year my students' writing center was a pretty tall bookcase. The wooden structure, pictured, housed the math center. However, as the amount of math manipulatives I have continues to grow, I had to swap spaces. Hence, the old math center is my students' new writing… Continue reading Writing Center
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Stacey’s SOLSC
Warning: Music will come on when you click on this album! Make a Smilebox scrapbook
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Setting up my classroom
Monday-What I'm working on now... Originally uploaded by teachergal I've been busy setting up my classroom for the past two days. (Hence the reason I haven't posted much.) Here are two views I'm willing to share with the world. Just click on the image to see the full-size layout with the descriptions of each area.… Continue reading Setting up my classroom
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SOLSC: The Last One of August
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It’s time for…
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Unscramble the Teacher’s Motto
When I moved to RI, I borrowed a motto from a former colleague, Halli, in New York. She had a BIG sign over her door that read, "We will work hard, but we will have fun." I was playing around with Wordle tonight and created a scrambled motto for my class. I'm thinking about attaching… Continue reading Unscramble the Teacher’s Motto
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M.M. Inspriation: An Optional & Challenging Charge
Pick an entry, any entry! Originally uploaded by teachergal Find an old diary or writer's notebook. Open it to any page. Let that be the inspiration for this-coming M.M. Even if it's not what you thought you'd ever write more about, try to run with it. GOOD LUCK!
