I modeled the golf glove piece to my class today during my demonstration. I partially wrote it out and partially wrote in the air. Then, I had the kids select one item from their memory box, during the active engagement, and had them write in the air about it, telling the story of the memory… Continue reading Memory Boxes are a big hit!
Category: memories
Here’s what’s going inside of the memory box I’ll create tomorrow with my students…
1. Golf Glove purchased on Kiawah Island in the late 1990's. Used twice. Maybe three times. Stories from my golf lesson abound. (I think this is what I'll model with during my Minilesson Demo since I have very few memories of using this item. But the ones I do have are pretty funny, albeit embarrassing.… Continue reading Here’s what’s going inside of the memory box I’ll create tomorrow with my students…
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Memory Boxes
We're creating Memory Boxes in Writing Workshop tomorrow. (Then on Tuesday they'll start writing entries based-off of the items in their box.) Problem: It's 10:03 p.m. and I haven't figured out what to put in my box yet. ARGH!!! I've started looking around my desk and have come up with items that I'm unsure of...… Continue reading Memory Boxes
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ruth’s wn entry: take me back.
Jen's post, Take Me Back, inspired another kind of entry about place. In this entry, you list all the things you love about a specific place, using as many senses as possible. Here's my entry: July 4, 1999. Waikiki Beach. Married: 32 hours. The warm course sand under my finger tips. The dark, deep purple… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: take me back.
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A very different unit of study
What if...? That's a question I ask myself very often when I try to get my imagination running when I'm writing fiction, which is not the easiest genre for me (to write in). However, as I looked over my shoulder to where my scrapbooking supplies are located, I asked myself, "What if we taught a… Continue reading A very different unit of study
