I walked into the paint store this morning to help a friend pick the perfect wall colors for her kitchen and family room. I walked out with lots and lots of paint chips… none of which were for her (she held hers). Why? Well, it's simple. I decided that I wanted to do a Color… Continue reading Stacey’s SOLS: Color Palettes
Category: art
For Art’s Sake!!!
Whenever I think of an art-related activity to do with my students that isn't an actual craft project, I always ask myself, "Will they get something out of this or am I doing art work art's sake?" In case you're wondering what I mean by art for art's sake, that means doing an art activity… Continue reading For Art’s Sake!!!
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The wrecking has begun!
Ruth gave me a copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith when I arrived in Indiana. Essentially, the purpose of this book is to explore "creative destruction," which is totally new to me since I care for my writer's notebooks. However, that might be the reason Ruth got this for me... to try something… Continue reading The wrecking has begun!
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wanna new font?
Maybe some of you out there are as crazy about fonts as Stacey and I? If so, check out today's post on Sprague Lab called Font-o-licious! Jessica Sprague has provided a tutorial for downloading & installing fonts plus access to her 24 favorite FREE fonts (plus another 3 that cost a few bucks). (Which means… Continue reading wanna new font?
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Heart Mapping & Writing Territories
I've been having my students map their hearts, to help them generate ideas for writing, when they're stuck, for as long as I've been teaching. However, last week when I was at the TCRWP's Summer Institute for the Teaching of Writing, the words "writing territories" seemed to be mentioned everywhere. I was familiar with this… Continue reading Heart Mapping & Writing Territories
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Stacey’s MM: Sometimes You Have to Let Your Hair Down
I've come to believe that sometimes we (i.e., teachers) need to be silly. That could mean jumping into a fountain or jumping into a photograph with a student that you weren't exactly supposed to be in. I remember eating nachos and salsa alongside my students during the second of three mini courses. One of my… Continue reading Stacey’s MM: Sometimes You Have to Let Your Hair Down
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Reading [Student Writing] Like an Artist.
This was the title of Katherine Bomer's keynote speech which she gave at 9 am this morning. Katherine was inspiring and uplifting and simply amazing. Anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time knows that Stacey and I are both believers in the power of art. About two years ago I went… Continue reading Reading [Student Writing] Like an Artist.
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Wordle (Word Cloud Generator)
Kevin just informed me about Wordle. I tried it out with some of our most used categories and created this image: Try it out... you can paste any words into the application window and turn it into a graphic like the one I created above or on Crafty Creations. (I'm going to try created a… Continue reading Wordle (Word Cloud Generator)
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Story Telling in 104 Degree Heat
Yesterday we headed to Massachusetts for our final field trip of the year. We were supposed to visit the Sculpture Park at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln. However, it was going to be hot. Really hot. Fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk and schvitz-like-crazy hot. But we went up there anyway, with lots of water, sunscreen, and hats and the… Continue reading Story Telling in 104 Degree Heat
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Ruth’s Memoir Monday: Collecting Memories
Not so much a memoir post, but a post about collecting memories. Soon after the girls arrived in our home a book arrived in my mail. Photo Freedom by Stacy Julian has revolutionized my life. When we realized the girls would be moving into our home in just over a week, we had to do… Continue reading Ruth’s Memoir Monday: Collecting Memories
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photos + words finale.
Let me just say that this week someone is coming to look at our home to see if we will be able to have high speed Internet. Let me also say I may pull my hair out if the answer is NO. You know, I wouldn't consider where I live to be remote, rural, or… Continue reading photos + words finale.
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Words + Pictures: Day 5
Make a Smilebox postcard
