Please check out Jen's Post about taking her students outside to write. It's a great idea to try before the weather gets too cold (which is happening soon in most parts of our readership's world.)
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 new book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
PBWiki
Ruth and I have both set up Wikis. Her's is for teachers and mine is for my students' families. However, I just found out that there's an educator wiki at PBWiki.com. Be sure to check it out if you'd like to jump on the Wiki Bandwagon! (Not sure what a wiki is? Just click here… Continue reading PBWiki
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Twenty Published Pieces
Twenty Published Pieces That Grew Out of Writer's Notebook Entries Caption: My students spent two days working on on-demand writing pieces. Today eight of them shared their small moment stories in front of their peers. However, all of them took time to decorate the covers of the manila folders that hold photocopies of their original… Continue reading Twenty Published Pieces
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Poetry Friday Submission
Ahh! Poetry Friday is here! My poem comes straight off of the Giggle Poetry Website, which my former students have always loved. I hope you enjoy today's selection AND will share the Giggle Poetry Site with your students as well. I Brought My Grandma's Teeth to School by Robert Pottle I brought my grandma’s teeth… Continue reading Poetry Friday Submission
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On-Demand Writing Time
They've collected and collected and collected some more in their writer's notebooks. Now it's time for my kids to publish something. I'm giving them two days to do an "on-demand" piece of writing about a small moment in time. Today I had them use post-its to help themselves find some entries they wanted to publish.… Continue reading On-Demand Writing Time
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Writer’s Notebook Wednesday is Here!
This week I remembered to post the entry before going to work. Hooray for me!!! 😉 Anyway, we're trying Mr. Linky again. Do link us to your entry and/or leave us a comment. Looking forward to reading your entries!
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Stacey’s WN Entry: Weekends in Brooklyn with My Dad
Coney Island: 2004 Originally uploaded by teachergal When I was a little girl my father used to take me to Brooklyn at least once a month so we could spend time with his dad, my grandfather. One of the things I loved the most about going to Brooklyn to visit my grandfather was taking a… Continue reading Stacey’s WN Entry: Weekends in Brooklyn with My Dad
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Memory Boxes are a big hit!
I modeled the golf glove piece to my class today during my demonstration. I partially wrote it out and partially wrote in the air. Then, I had the kids select one item from their memory box, during the active engagement, and had them write in the air about it, telling the story of the memory… Continue reading Memory Boxes are a big hit!
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Cybils
I'm honored to be part of the Cybils Fiction Picture Book Judging Team. Thanks Anne and Kelly!
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How can we help?
I noticed that the First Year Teacher Page is one of the second most-popular "post" on our blog. Since we're about one month into the school year, I wanted to ask HOW we can really help you more? Are there forms or templates you want to see? What kind of things can Ruth and I… Continue reading How can we help?
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Here’s what’s going inside of the memory box I’ll create tomorrow with my students…
1. Golf Glove purchased on Kiawah Island in the late 1990's. Used twice. Maybe three times. Stories from my golf lesson abound. (I think this is what I'll model with during my Minilesson Demo since I have very few memories of using this item. But the ones I do have are pretty funny, albeit embarrassing.… Continue reading Here’s what’s going inside of the memory box I’ll create tomorrow with my students…
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Memory Boxes
We're creating Memory Boxes in Writing Workshop tomorrow. (Then on Tuesday they'll start writing entries based-off of the items in their box.) Problem: It's 10:03 p.m. and I haven't figured out what to put in my box yet. ARGH!!! I've started looking around my desk and have come up with items that I'm unsure of...… Continue reading Memory Boxes
