What option can you give your students when they just get stuck?
Category: writing workshop
Writing With Mentors + A Book Giveaway
In their wonderful new book, Writing With Mentors: How To Reach Every Writer In The Room Using Current, Engaging Mentor Texts, authors Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O’Dell offer every writing teacher a beautifully thought out methodology for carefully curating mentor texts...
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Thirty One Days of Writing in Third Grade
Anytime you try something new, there will be lessons learned. The Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC) was an ambitious endeavor for my third graders, but a very worthwhile one. As I reflect on the experience, I consider the successes, the difficulties and ways to improve upon what I started this year.
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Growing Writers, One Challenge at a Time
This year, our class motto has been "Push through the struggle." Originally a mantra of one student, but quickly became the motto of the community. These are the words used to encourage each other to persevere in all learning tasks. The Slice Of Life Story Challenge was no exception!
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Ten Tips for Coaching into Writing Partnerships
Do you ever have the feeling that every time you come near a partnership, they stop what they were really doing? Here are ten tips for coaching into partnerships, without taking over.
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ICYMI: The EdCollab Gathering
Take a peek at our presentation from Saturday at #theedcollabgathering.
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What we learned about writing from an author visit
The first thing I did when I learned that we had access to Google hangout in our classroom, was to schedule an author visit...
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CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 31 OF 31
Huge Congratulations! Today is the final day of the March classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
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CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 30 OF 31
It's the penultimate day in this month's Classroom Slice of Life Story Writing Challenge. Join us!
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CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 29 OF 31
Wow! It's Day 29 Classroom Slicers!
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CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 28 OF 31
Welcome to Day 28 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
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CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 27 OF 31
Welcome to Day 27 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
