pottery Originally uploaded by teachergal I tried to focus more on the letting the writing guide me... not letting the photos lead the way, like I have the other days this week. (The writing on the left side of this layout captures the essence of my frustration with painting pottery!) If you're interested in seeing… Continue reading Words + Photos: Day 4
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Should we be scrapbooking with our students?
Ali Edwards wrote the following today in her Words + Photos Post (Day Three): What if you encouraged your kids (by example and through encouragement) to be the kind of people who grow up telling their own stories? To me, this is the kind of work we're doing in Writing Workshop. But it makes me… Continue reading Should we be scrapbooking with our students?
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What scene has bothered you the most in the book?
The Soldiers Are Everywhere Originally uploaded by teachergal We're reading Number the Stars in Interactive Read Aloud right now. The kids love the book, even though they're disgusted with the way the Nazis treated the Danish Citizens in Copenhagen. Hence, after reading Chapter Seven today, I asked them to spend some time depicting the most… Continue reading What scene has bothered you the most in the book?
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Words + Pictures – Day 3
I wanted to try to represent the simple act of cleaning my desk in just ONE layout today. Here's what I created to show that: CLEAN DESK = HAPPY TEACHER Make a Smilebox postcard
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Words + Photos: Day 2
Heading Home the Slow Way 1 Originally uploaded by teachergal Here's my second entry for the { A } Words + Photos Week. These photos were taken on my ride home from work this evening. I took a different route than usual since an art course I take was canceled. However, I didn't know that… Continue reading Words + Photos: Day 2
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SOLSC: Mini Courses
Hummos, Pita, and Turkish Apricots Originally uploaded by teachergal Mini Courses began yesterday at my school. I landed up having eight kids in my handmade card making mini course. I had a FABULOUS time with them (Six are my students, one student is in the third grade, and one student is in the second grade.)… Continue reading SOLSC: Mini Courses
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words + photos reflection.
Stacey (who, in my opinion, is properly hooked on {A}) referenced Ali's words + photo week in a previous post today. I love how different blog posts and thoughts resonate inside of different people. Stacey was inspired to document her day via words and pictures. I, on the other hand, was inspired to look at old scrapbook pages &… Continue reading words + photos reflection.
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Getting Students Published
I've had four of my former treasures (I'm borrowing a Jen Barney word here!) get published in New Moon Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams. However, I don't just teach talented female writers; I have some exceptional male writers in my classes too! Hence, I have been looking for places where they can sent their… Continue reading Getting Students Published
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Mini-Course: Handmade Card Making
Our school is having mini-courses for the kids on three Mondays in May. I signed-up to do handmade card making mini-course with second, third, and fourth graders who are interested. I started creating samples over the weekend: I'm debating how to structure the classes. Part of me wants the kids to just write their own… Continue reading Mini-Course: Handmade Card Making
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Of course you can write!
My kids returned from lunch and recess looking like they were ready for a discussion, not a read aloud aloud. However, it was time for Interactive Read Aloud and we were supposed to look at The Other Side though the voice/silence lens. However, I decided to deviate from the plan and went through the "Voice/Silence… Continue reading Of course you can write!
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Sketchcast
My mother-in-law, who is a Literacy Coach, emailed me this evening to inform me about a resource called Sketchcast. I went online and checked it out tonight to start thinking of ways I could use it in my classroom. I thought of vocabulary instruction immediately, which is how I came up with this. Have you… Continue reading Sketchcast
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thinking about pictures.
When Debbie Miller was here, she had recommended Tony Johnston's book, The Harmonica. I was instantly intrigued by the book and ordered it from Amazon. (You can too, by using the links in my SOLC post from today!) It arrived late last night & I read it tonight. It unexpectedly became my SOLC Story for… Continue reading thinking about pictures.
