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
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Document Camera
The Reading Zone posed some questions (on her blog) about how other teachers use document cameras in the classroom. Since the document camera I was fortunate to have was bestowed upon my room last year, thanks to a grant from DonorsChoose, my teaching has been transformed. When the document camera first arrived, my students joked… Continue reading Document Camera
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Sharing a Notebook Lesson
Aimee Buckner's Book, Notebook Know-How, is an excellent resource for providing kids with strategies for generating notebook writing. Since many folks who took our poll asserted that they wanted more info on units of study, I figured I'd post a minilesson of mine that is based off of Buckner's Best and Worst Life Events Strategy.… Continue reading Sharing a Notebook Lesson
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Combo: 2 questionnaires meshed into one
Literacy Interview Originally uploaded by teachergal My colleague recently gave me a copy of a Reading Profile she uses with her students. Loved it! However, it left me realizing that the Writing Interview I've given my students in the past would be overkill since that would be two interviews they'd have to fill-out for me.… Continue reading Combo: 2 questionnaires meshed into one
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Writing Center
My Students' New Writing Center Originally uploaded by teachergal Last year my students' writing center was a pretty tall bookcase. The wooden structure, pictured, housed the math center. However, as the amount of math manipulatives I have continues to grow, I had to swap spaces. Hence, the old math center is my students' new writing… Continue reading Writing Center
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It’s time for…
Leave a link to your memory/post by using Mr. Linky.
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M.M. Inspriation: An Optional & Challenging Charge
Pick an entry, any entry! Originally uploaded by teachergal Find an old diary or writer's notebook. Open it to any page. Let that be the inspiration for this-coming M.M. Even if it's not what you thought you'd ever write more about, try to run with it. GOOD LUCK!
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Five Shakes of the Rain Stick
Emily Butler-Smith, a staff developer with the TCRWP led an interesting session on classroom management structures at the July Writing Institute. At first, I'm pretty happy with the routines and procedures I've established (and honed) over the past few years. However, I truly believe you can always get ideas from others, so I went. And… Continue reading Five Shakes of the Rain Stick
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The Big Picture: What’s on your heart?
I used my teaching heart map as an example in the classroom yesterday, which made me go back and look at the past post about it. I was amazed at how thinking about my teaching heart map soothed my soul and realigned my thinking to the big picture. As the Big Picture Series comes to… Continue reading The Big Picture: What’s on your heart?
