If you're planning to launch independent writing projects in your class during the final weeks of school, then you'll most likely have several students who might want to write a book about a topic of expertise. Therefore, it might be nice to have a few new mentor texts on hand that you didn't use when… Continue reading Inspiring Independent Writing Project Mentor Text (Part 3 of 5)
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Inspiring Independent Writing Project Mentor Text (Part 2 of 5)
The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten can be used to help kids find a topic and to teach students a variety of craft moves. Read more about this book and then leave a comment if you'd like a chance to win a copy.
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Inspiring Independent Writing Project Mentor Text (Part 1 of 5)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal provides insight into her new word play book. Chronicle Books offers a giveaway of the book to one reader who comments on this post.
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Blogs & Microblogs in the Classroom
"The act of telling your story and sharing part of your life with somebody is alive and well—even more so than at the dawn of blogging.” --Lee Rainie, director of the Internet and American Life Project This is my final post about the Saturday Reunion I attended back in March at TC. I'm slightly ashamed… Continue reading Blogs & Microblogs in the Classroom
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Inspiration for an Independent Writing Project
With the school year wrapping up, I'm assuming that many of you are starting your final units of study. I'm sure many of you are doing an independent writing project unit so as to get your students ready to go off and write independently this summer. When I received a review copy of Todd H.… Continue reading Inspiration for an Independent Writing Project
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Back to School Week: Bursting With Excitement About Writing
Last week Literacy Spark posed this question: I’m always interested in how I can reach the kids at the two ends of the writing spectrum. i.e. addressing kids who struggle with writing, or the freedom of the writer’s workshop format, as well as those kids who are so far above grade level expectations that I… Continue reading Back to School Week: Bursting With Excitement About Writing
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April 2009 Poetry Challenge Gifts
April 2009 Poetry Challenge Gifts Originally uploaded by teachergal One-third of my students attempted the April 2009 Poetry Challenge, which I gave them as an optional, independent activity during the month of April to celebrate National Poetry Month. It was a lot of work in a month that included over a week off from school.… Continue reading April 2009 Poetry Challenge Gifts
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Kids As Authors
We had recess yesterday, which I supervise on Mondays only. There were kids clustered around the classroom playing games, doing art projects, and working on Mad Libs. One of my students, E, came over to me and asked, "Remember that book contest you told us about a few months ago?" I raised my eyebrow. Really,… Continue reading Kids As Authors
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Answering Questions About Writing Workshop
I received a bunch of questions from a regular reader of TWT yesterday. Her questions seemed like ones that other folks might want the answers to, so I asked her if I could answer them on TWT without mentioning her name. She said yes. Q. My kids constantly tell me, "my mother conferred with me… Continue reading Answering Questions About Writing Workshop
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Today’s Lesson Was Inspired By One of My Former Students
Fall 2006. One of my talented former students, who was part of the Extended Day Program, decided to undertake an independent writing project similar to Lisa Meyer's Book Quotes for Kids: Today's Interpretations of Timeless Quotes Designed to Nurture the Young Spirit. My student's interpretations of a variety of quotations (and overheard things she heard… Continue reading Today’s Lesson Was Inspired By One of My Former Students
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Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
Linda B. Gambrell, President of the International Reading Association, has a great column in the April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Closing the summer reading gap: You can make a difference!" It's a great column on ways teachers can help their present classes stave-off summer reading loss. (Something I fear every September when a new class comes… Continue reading Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
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POETRY CHALLENGE
I like challenging myself and my students with their writing. So... in honor of National Poetry Month, I thought about creating a week-long poetry challenge since I'd like to create more poetry of my own to share with my students during minilesson demonstrations. Hence... I was thinking about starting this Challenge on Saturday, 4/12 and… Continue reading POETRY CHALLENGE
