Today I taped these quotes on the front of my plan book for ninth grade English, which I'm teaching next trimester. It is not enough to be busy, the question is what are you busy about? -- Henry David Thoreau I confess. I started out s a creationist. The first days of every school year… Continue reading Guiding Quotes.
Category: writing workshop
MEMOIR MONDAYS!!!
It's time for our weekly Memoir Mondays Meme. Please link your memoir-ish post to this one by using Mr. Linky.
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Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post
Looking at Your Place - Grandpa's 80th Birthday0001 Originally uploaded by teachergal I'm teaching George Ella Lyon's "Looking at Your Place" Lesson later today. Therefore, I thought it would be nice for me to get in the mindset that the kids need to be in when they do this. I decided to try going through… Continue reading Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post
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Teaching Kids How to Create Plan Boxes
Chart: Plan Boxes Originally uploaded by teachergal Thursday's the day I'm going to teach my kids how to create a plan box. I created this chart as a scaffold for visual learners who might not fully t internalize my "Here's how to create a plan box spiel." I'm also zooming-in on two sample plan boxes,… Continue reading Teaching Kids How to Create Plan Boxes
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Sharing Lists of Emotions
I did the strong emotions lesson (using Skittles) on Friday. My demonstration was way longer than it was supposed to be (on paper), but I felt that I needed to be exceedingly explicit so that the kids would get it. They did, but I still think the length was a bit too much. The inside… Continue reading Sharing Lists of Emotions
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Students vs. Assignments
Recently I was reading the blog, Without Filters, a new favorite of mine in the blog-world. I came across this touching post, "It's Just a Leaf, Right?." It's about the author's preschool son's rainbow-colored leaf which disappointed his teacher. It reminded me that often times we, as educators, overlook the wondrous ways students' brains work in… Continue reading Students vs. Assignments
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Today’s WN Entry: Remember
Seven years ago, today, I spent time with my writer's notebook collecting bits and pieces of news releases, printed from the Internet. Those pages in my writer's notebook flood me with a gamut of emotions. They're difficult to look at . . . and yet so important. I have a range of news releases and… Continue reading Today’s WN Entry: Remember
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Keep Your Writing in a Home!
Yesterday, Tonya Haywood (a kindergarten teacher who really needs to keep a blog -- wink wink), used Eric Carle's book, A House for Hermit Crab, to talk with her novice writers about keeping their writing in a home (aka: writing folder). She then outlined the basic parts of Writing Workshop and today her students will… Continue reading Keep Your Writing in a Home!
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Stacey’s M.M.: Childhood Things I Still Wonder About
the first page of my new idea notebook Originally uploaded by teachergal Ruth's Fierce Wonderings Post inspired me to take my M.M. Post in a completely different directions. I started a new notebook today (below) since my students decorated their Idea Notebooks and Writer's Notebooks today. Hence, I couldn't resist making the first page of… Continue reading Stacey’s M.M.: Childhood Things I Still Wonder About
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Ruth’s MM: Dinner Conversation.
I remember sitting at the table every night while I lived at home and having dinner conversation. I knew every night I would be asked the same question: What did you do at school today? Followed by: Did you do your best? Then they would ask my brother. Lately I've been a bit concerned about… Continue reading Ruth’s MM: Dinner Conversation.
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S-C-H-O-O-L Swap
I participated in The Reading Zone's Back-to-S-C-H-O-O-L Swap. My partner was Lori from Morning Glories and Moonflowers. Here's what I sent her: Here's the awesome package she sent to me: Isn't Lori creative? Check out her Etsy Shop to see the rest of her creative creations.
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The Power of Writing
Today, as students were coming into the building and teachers were greeting them, I witnessed the following interaction in the first grade hallway: A little girl stops in front of her teacher and extends a homemade card. The teacher stoops to the little girl's level and lavishly praises her beautiful card. The little girl remains… Continue reading The Power of Writing
