Dear Readers, Once again, we find ourselves asking, "Where did the time go?" We are on the cusp of a new year. December brings many celebrations to our team of co-authors including Christmas, Hanukkah, anniversaries, and birthdays. We are busy wrapping presents and spending time with our families. As we prepare to usher in… Continue reading Blogging Break
Category: writing workshop
Heartfelt Gifts: Writing Presents
My favorite gifts to give are the ones that have come from my heart and my pen!
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Small Writers, Writing Small
Just a quick glance through the writing in our classroom and you will feel the call for more craft, more voice and more drama in our lessons.
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When to Pop Out of the Notebook
As much as I LOVE notebooks, even I have to admit there is a time in every writer's process when it is time to pop out of the notebook and onto a laptop or lined paper.
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Personal Essay Body Paragraphs
Where are the paragraphs and what are they suppose to look like?
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Many Ways to Use “I am” Poems!
Don't shy away from the formulaic "I am" poem! There are so many possibilities...
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Keeping a “for school” writer’s notebook
When I first began teaching writing workshop, I brought my own writer’s notebook into class to share with my students...
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We Are The Authors: Publishing Decisions
When it's time to publish, the classroom teacher has many decisions to consider!
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Five Words to Get You Started with Conferring
Keep this conferring tip in your back pocket.
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Quiet Writers: What do they really need?
Hiding in the piles of writing were quiet writers, whose empty folders cried out for help. These writers became my focus for the next two weeks, and this post. Quiet writers cry out for help in all our classrooms. Reading the work of the writers in our room was just the beginning; teaching the writer demands conversation with the writer.
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End of Workshop Share & Reflection Time
Kids learn more when they are given time to reflect on their learning, self-assess, and check in on goals they are working toward. That's what the end of workshop share and reflection time is for, and too often it gets cut short, or left out completely.
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Brave Spelling
How can we encourage our youngest writers to use brave spelling? How can we help them overcome their fear of getting it wrong?
