blogging · Slice of Life Story Challenge · summer vacation · vacation · writing workshop

July Blogging Break

It's time for our annual co-author summer vacation. But wait, we have lots to keep you going in the meantime!

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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Welcome back everybody for another fantastic Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge! Write a story on your own blog. Leave a link to your story here, in the comment section. Then comment on at least three others. Enjoy!   

tcrwp · Writing Institute · writing workshop

Learning from the Summer Institute via #tcrwp

I was not able to attend the Writing Institute at TC this week, but I was able to live and learn vicariously through a steady stream of Tweets and blog posts - teachers are nothing if not generous with their learning...

character development · colleen cruz · community · professional books · responsive classroom · writing workshop

Four Books for Your Summer Reading List

These four titles are inspirational and useful resources for teachers. Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win one of them.

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Organize Your Classroom: Getting Rid of Stuff Feels Good

What would it look like if you were to make your classroom a "minimalist classroom?" A classroom where you only kept the things you actually use, and you gave away the rest to someone else in need?

celebration · writing workshop

Our End Of The Year Family Writing Celebration

I teach writing very differently from the way in which I was taught writing. I suspect that many of the parents of my sixth graders feel the same way when their kids come home with stories about mini lessons, mentor texts, and genre studies. “What do all these terms mean anyway?” they must wonder, “and exactly how do they advance my kid’s writing?”.

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Blogging Through the Day

Join me in Warsaw as I blog through the day at the ALL WRITE!!! conference.

writer's notebook · writing workshop

Nature Writing for All Ages and Stages

In our family, bringing along a small notebook or a journal when we travel has become a tradition. Maybe you'll make it part of your summer plans as well.

blogging · guest blogger · writing workshop

Diving Into Kidblogs

As the year winds down, I am reflecting on our classroom blogging experience and what I've learned.

guest blogger · units of study · writing workshop

Third Grade Writing Units of Study – A First Look

Our guest blogger takes a look at the 3rd grade Units Of Study

blogging · guest blogger · writing workshop

Blogging Adventures

What challenges do your student bloggers face? How are you supporting their growth as blog writers?

end of year survey · writing workshop

The end of the year writing survey: looking back to plan ahead

Next week, as we wrap up our writing workshop year and prepare for our final writing celebration, I will have one last task for my kids: the end of the year survey...