Last week I blogged about summer writing loss. This is because I'm starting to get anxious about the school year ending since I feel like there isn't enough time for me to do everything I want to do with my kiddos before I send them off to fifth grade. Jen Barney contacted me with some… Continue reading Reading and Writing Their Way Through Summer
Category: summer vacation
Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
Linda B. Gambrell, President of the International Reading Association, has a great column in the April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Closing the summer reading gap: You can make a difference!" It's a great column on ways teachers can help their present classes stave-off summer reading loss. (Something I fear every September when a new class comes… Continue reading Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Jacob’s Pillow HERE I COME!
We stayed up late last night to watch the final game between Kansas and Memphis. Only two points separated Marc and I from one another in our little bracket contest. I was behind Marc by two points because I had Duke making it 'til the end (with Kansas winning). If the Jayhawks didn't win, then… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Jacob’s Pillow HERE I COME!
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before GO.
Pretty soon we're going to be going at full speed as a new school year begins. Before GO, though, there's GET READY and GET SET. Have you gotten ready, gotten set? I know there are classrooms to organize and school clothes to buy and writer's notebooks solutions to figure out, but there's more too. We need to… Continue reading before GO.
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WN Entry: Writing About My First Visit to Narragansett Beach
Narragansett Beach, RI Narragansett Originally uploaded by teachergal STRATEGY: Write about the first time you did something. ENTRY: This past weekend was full of firsts. We had our first Shabbat Dinner in the apartment together. We also had our first house guests (Adam and Jenn). Finally, we went to the beach in Rhode Island for… Continue reading WN Entry: Writing About My First Visit to Narragansett Beach
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WN Entry: Collecting Seashells at the Seashore
We just returned from Cape Cod and Nantucket where I had the privilege of spending some time at the seashore breathing in the fresh, clean, New England Air. Ahhhh! We walked to Brandt Point Lighthouse this morning where I brought a paper shopping bag with me so that I could continue to collect seashells. Marc… Continue reading WN Entry: Collecting Seashells at the Seashore
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ruth’s wn entry: stories matter
One of the ways I've used this summer to grow is by noticing the small stories that are creating my life. These stories matter. Little did I know what an impact these little everyday stories would make on me not only as a person, but as an educator too. Today in my writer's notebook I… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: stories matter
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m.i.a.
Thank goodness for Stacey these past few weeks or this blog would have shriveled up and died! Strangely (and unexpectedly), life has hit hard. In the past two weeks, we've had: three different overnight visitors; meetings; family stuff; and just plain fun summer living. In one sense it doesn't feel like I've been mia for… Continue reading m.i.a.
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Ruth’s WN Entry: A Special Relative
Fletcher suggests writing about a brother, sister, or special relative. Remember: think small. Focus on one aspect of that person, or one experience you had with him or her. "Go get the stink blown off of you," Mom would say, pushing us out the door. Jeff and I would jump off the back step and… Continue reading Ruth’s WN Entry: A Special Relative
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Summer Vacation Literacy Activites
ReadWriteThink, a partnership between IRA and NCTE, launched a brand new section of their website today, which focuses on summer literacy activities for children. The activities are broken down into three clusters, K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.
