process · sketching · writing process

Students Can Draw at Every Stage of the Writing Process (For All Ages)

Drawing can slow you down in a way that is useful for generating ideas and thinking more deeply.

minilesson · sketching · storytelling · writing workshop

A Step Back, A Leap Forward

Sometimes the most effective way to help writers leap ahead, is to slow things down and take a step back.

art · reading · sketching · vocabulary

Sketchcast

My mother-in-law, who is a Literacy Coach, emailed me this evening to inform me about a resource called Sketchcast. I went online and checked it out tonight to start thinking of ways I could use it in my classroom. I thought of vocabulary instruction immediately, which is how I came up with this. Have you… Continue reading Sketchcast