Category: back to school

back to school · first day · routines

Routines I Teach So Things Run Smoothly

Stacey Shubitz2 Comments

Ruth, and many other TWT Readers, have been back-to-school with the kids for weeks. My students, on the other hand, start classes this Tuesday. I was cleaning out my closet the other day when I came across this paper, which I created before the start of the last school year. I found it fascinating to… Continue reading Routines I Teach So Things Run Smoothly

back to school · writing workshop

This Year’s Launching Unit

Stacey Shubitz5 Comments

Yesterday was our day to work on Writing Workshop at our school's Summer Institute. My colleagues and I revised our launching unit from last year since it was filled with too many collecting strategies. The calendar we put together is based-off of the work of Vopat, Davis & Hill, Calkins, Buckner, Fletcher, and Lyon. Here's… Continue reading This Year’s Launching Unit

back to school · collecting · Write: It's good for you! · writer's notebook · writing

Practice What You Preach

Stacey Shubitz3 Comments

My husband (that feels cool to write) took this photo of me on our honeymoon. He captured me writing an entry, on the beach, in my writer's notebook. I think this picture is significant because it shows me living like a writer, which I ask my students to do (on a daily basis). It shows… Continue reading Practice What You Preach

back to school · first day · poetry

First Day of School Poems

Stacey Shubitz3 Comments

I'm up super-early today. Not because I live a gagillion miles from school, but because I'm so excited to meet my new class. Hence, in order to curb my nervous energy, I went searching for some poems for or about teachers. Just thought I'd post them here in honor of the first day of school.… Continue reading First Day of School Poems

back to school · bulletin boards · jim vopat · writers

CWP Bulletin Board

Stacey Shubitz7 Comments

Unlike New York City, my school doesn't require me to put a task card or list the standards for things I place on bulletin boards. Hence, I'm at a loss for what to do with the big open space on the Celebrity Writer Profile Bulletin Board I put in the hallway outside of my classroom.… Continue reading CWP Bulletin Board

back to school · words of wisdom

Words of Wisdom Bulletin Board

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Words of Wisdom Bulletin Board Originally uploaded by teachergal My friend Carrie, and my in-laws-to-be, came up to Rhode Island to help me set up my classroom this weekend. Carrie helped me put up my WORDS OF WISDOM Bulletin Board in my classroom, which my students put together last year. Doesn't it look like a… Continue reading Words of Wisdom Bulletin Board