We've all dealt with people who subscribe to the philosophy of "what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine." In fact, most of us have taught those children at least once (Let's be real, MANY TIMES!) in our teaching careers. Additionally, we've all worked with students who taunt others just to get a rise… Continue reading Ugly Fish + Giveaway: Bullying Series
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.
Our NCTE Presentation Is Tomorrrow.
Ruth and I will be presenting at at the NCTE Annual Convention tomorrow afternoon. Our presentation on reflective practice will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Saybrook Room at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club. Since we'll be presenting in the early afternoon, feel free to bring lunch with you if you're attending. We always… Continue reading Our NCTE Presentation Is Tomorrrow.
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Slice of Life Story Challenge
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S&S Giveaway Winners
Thanks to everybody who entered The Boss Baby Giveaway. Simon & Schuster Children's Books will be sending the following books to the following people who left comments on the Boss Baby Post. (If you missed the original post about The Boss Baby, then click here to read it.) A copy of The Boss Baby goes… Continue reading S&S Giveaway Winners
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Literacy for All — Tomorrow!
We'll be presenting at at the Literacy for All Conference tomorrow. Our presentations are will be at 10:30 and 3:30 p.m. If you're planning to be at either of the presentations, then please introduce yourself to us. We always enjoy meeting other bloggers!
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Goal + Giveaway: Bullying Series
Games bring people together. Soccer is no different. Goal, which is written by Mina Javaherbin and illustrated by A.G. Ford, is a story about a group of South African boys who come together to enjoy a pick-up game of soccer despite a group of bullies who try to steal their brand-new, federation-size soccer ball. Readers… Continue reading Goal + Giveaway: Bullying Series
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SOLSC
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Teaching Tolerance: Bullying Series
Even though we "fell back" to standard time overnight, my body woke me up extremely early this morning. Fortunately, my New York Times was already waiting at the foot of my driveway when I came downstairs for an earlier-than-normal breakfast. In my typical Sunday morning fashion, I saved the first section of the paper to… Continue reading Teaching Tolerance: Bullying Series
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Answers to a Variety of Workshop-Related Questions
When Ruth and I present, we always leave time for teachers to turn and talk. Our Monday morning session at KSRA was much smaller than our Sunday afternoon session, which meant we could walk around and listen-in to the teachers who were talking with each other. A variety of workshop-related questions were asked of me… Continue reading Answers to a Variety of Workshop-Related Questions
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Boss Baby + Giveaways: Bullying Series
This post is the first of four posts I'll be writing this month about bullying-related literature you can use with your students. Click here to learn more about this special series on bullying. Be sure to check out the giveaway Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division is doing this week for readers of this blog… Continue reading Boss Baby + Giveaways: Bullying Series
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A Special Series on Bullying
Everyone's talking about bullying these days... and for good reason. The recent suicides of teens, from New Brunswick, NJ to Mentor, OH, have made front page headlines. The deaths of these students leave us all asking, "What else could have been done to prevent this child from taking his/her life?" Quite frankly, there's a lot… Continue reading A Special Series on Bullying
