friday poetry · letter writing · morning meeting share · news and announcements · persuasive writing · responsive classroom

News & Announcements Chart

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 looks like this: The #1 reason I like this chart is because of the geography tie-in. (Just thought of doing this since I recently purchased… Continue reading News & Announcements Chart

goals · hopes and dreams · responsive classroom · teacher of writing

Rolling out my Hopes & Dreams for 2008

What are your hopes and dreams for this new year? Leave a link (to your blog post) with your 2008 H&D's by posting a comment.

hopes and dreams · reflections · responsive classroom · teacher of writing · writer's notebook · writing

Last Post of the Year

This is going to be my last post for 2007. Tomorrow starts a new year, brimming with possibilities and promise. 2007 has been an amazing year for me professionally and personally. Though it was not without its challenges. (Are writing teachers allowed to use double-negatives or is that bad form?!!?) I´m so pleased that Ruth… Continue reading Last Post of the Year

peter h. johnson · responsive classroom · wn entry

Just like Peter H. Johnston says, “You should be proud of yourself.” Today I Am!

Just like Peter H. Johnston says, "You should be proud of yourself." Today I Am! Originally uploaded by teachergal

responsive classroom · sharing · writer's notebook

Writing Shares

One of my goals as a Writing Teacher this year was to have my students share notebook entries every Tuesday and Wednesday. Unfortunately, it's not catching on as well as I would have liked. Share sign-ups in my classroom (during Morning Meeting) go as follows: Monday: Weekend Update Tuesday: Writer's Notebook Entries Wednesday: Writer's Notebook… Continue reading Writing Shares