April Classroom SOLSC Week 5- Celebrations!
It’s the last week of the April 2022 Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate your students’ efforts?
April Classroom SOLSC Week 4- Momentum
This week, we are thinking about momentum as we are in the second half of the challenge! How do you keep momentum strong for your students?
April Classroom SOLSC Week 3- Comments Build Community
This week, we are thinking about how to strengthen students’ comments! We are also thinking about mentor texts that inspire writing. Please share your ideas in the comments!
April Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Developing the Habit
We are off and running in our April Classroom SOLSC! Read on for more inspiration and thoughts about the challenge.
Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Ready, Set….
We are almost ready for the April Classroom SOLSC to start! Get some inspiration and ideas today!
Classroom SOLSC Week 5: Celebrations!
We’ve reached the final stretch of the Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate the end of the challenge?
Classroom SOLSC Week 4: Reflections
It’s Week 4 of the Classroom SOLSC! What reflections do you have on the experience so far? How are you planning ahead for a celebration?
Classroom SOLSC Week 3: Comments Make Community!
We are beginning Week 3 of the Classroom SOLSC! How are your student bloggers doing? This week, we will focus on how essential thoughtful comments are for bloggers. Please share your ideas on how you teach your writers to comment in meaningful ways in the comments of this post.
Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Building a Writing Habit
It’s Week 2 of the Classroom SOLSC!
Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
Welcome to the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge! If you haven’t signed up yet, please share your class’ blog information on the Padlet. Click here for more … Continue Reading Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
An Extraordinary Way to Inspire Writing About Ordinary Moments
Whether you’re about to embark on the 9th Annual Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge or you’re about to begin a unit on poetry where you want to encourage students to capture the beauty of their ordinary lives in verse, consider using Extraordinary! as a mentor text.
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Overview of the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC
April might seem a long time away, but now is the time to start preparing for the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Blogging is a way to help students develop voice, a sense of audience, build digital citizenship, sharpen writing skills and connect to each other in new ways. Are you ready to share this challenge with your students? Read more to find out all the details!
Classroom SOLSC: Closing In On the End – Week 5
Twenty-five days of student writing are now behind us, and we are closing in on the end of the 2020 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Students have worked hard … Continue Reading Classroom SOLSC: Closing In On the End – Week 5
Classroom SOLSC: The Stories Continue – Week 4
Students have inspired us with the craft of story, building themselves into stronger writers each day. What a beautiful way to have students feel so close when they are so far from us.
All Aboard! Virtual Field Trips and Writing Experiences
In these days where we are home so much, take your class on a virtual field trip or two and allow them choices of what they will write about! This post includes 6 trips all ready to go with writing menus for each trip. Many thanks to Clare Landrigan and Pernille Ripp who both inspired what I am sharing here with you today.
Classroom SOLSC: Writing Into Week 3
At the start of April, students around the world began the journey of storytelling, connecting them to each other, teachers, and families in important and meaningful ways. Students are writing during this historic month of April, as we all live history through a global pandemic.
Classroom SOLSC: Blogging Strong in Week 2
We are heading into our second week of blogging in the Classroom SOLSC during extraordinary times. Please let us know in the comments how we can best support you and your students at this time.
Emphasizing Writer’s Craft in the Classroom SOLSC
Can digital badges that focus on writer’s craft inspire students to try new techniques in their writing? Read more to see how I created new badges for the Classroom SOLSC that emphasize writer’s craft.
April 2020 Classroom SOLSC: Getting Started!
The April 2020 Classroom SOLSC starts this week on Wednesday, April 1! We look forward to celebrating stories and encouraging students to keep writing. Please share your ideas and resources in the comments!
A Time For Stories: Invitation to the April Classroom SOLSC
I can’t think of a more important time for sharing stories.Our students are living through a most historic moment as the world faces the Covid-19 global pandemic. Many of us are experiencing school closures and trying to navigate distance learning for the first time under challenging circumstances. If one of your goals is for your students to grow as writers, feel part of a community, and document this unique time in history, consider joining us for the 2020 April Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC).
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