As the year winds down, I am reflecting on our classroom blogging experience and what I've learned.
Category: writing workshop
Third Grade Writing Units of Study – A First Look
Our guest blogger takes a look at the 3rd grade Units Of Study
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Blogging Adventures
What challenges do your student bloggers face? How are you supporting their growth as blog writers?
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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...
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Give yourself a pat on the back!
Take some time to celebrate what your students have accomplished, thanks to your teaching, in writing workshop. Name something -- big or small -- you're proud of from this school year.
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Burning Stories
What's your burning story?
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What Do You See?
We see what we choose to see when we look at student writing.
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The Importance of Wait Time and Think Time
how do you become the kind of teacher who leaves plenty of think time? How do you go from rapid-fire, to more thoughtful questioning?
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Six things you need to do before the writing workshop year ends.
Next week, I will have to tear off the month of May from my office calendar and face June. This is always a rather terrifying moment for me - less than four weeks till the end of school...
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Guess Your Feedback
An activity to use with student writers to encourage self-reflection
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A Love of Grammar
Here is a round-up of some of my favorite grammar-related websites and resources. You will notice that there are no worksheets here.
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What is Your Mantra?
Do you have a mantra?
