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Several years ago, I took a graduate course entitled “Literature for Older Children” with Kathy Brody, who was a former classroom teacher. Brody, who was trained in the Responsive Classroom … Continue Reading Morning Meeting Ideas + a Giveaway
I spent the first few weeks of school modeling how to share during “Share Time” at Morning Meeting. I did this so that my students would have a greater sense … Continue Reading Sharing (at Morning Meeting)
Where I’m From with notes Originally uploaded by teachergal When my former students and I published DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women in 2007, we decided to … Continue Reading P.F.: Getting to Know the Teacher
I just received a mailing from my school over the weekend with our summer professional reading. There’s an excerpt from The Art of Teaching Reading, as well as a copy … Continue Reading Sharing in Writing Workshop
This will be the cover page for the eight slice of life stories I wrote this past week. I’m going to be sharing them with my students so that they, … Continue Reading Eight Slice of My Life –> Sharing With My Students
Each and every Sunday I create my News & Announcements Charts for the week (i.e., for Morning Meeting). I just created one that I really like for this-coming Friday. It … Continue Reading News & Announcements Chart
I did a soft launch of Poetry Friday in my classroom starting in the last week of September. However, I’m ready to do a hard launch of Poetry Friday this … Continue Reading Poetry Friday: Hard Launch
Angela Redden got me thinking about all of my goals for the upcoming school year. I thought this would be a brilliant place for me to articulate my writerly goals, … Continue Reading My Writing Teacher Goals
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