Learning to play with words is an important step for young writers who are learning to create poems.
Three things that might be stressing out your young writers (and what you can do to support them)
Classrooms need to be places where students can take risks, solve problems, and learn to work through the hard parts. But sometimes anxiety and worry get in the way of learning.
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
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See Something Where There is Nothing: A Poetry Lesson
Need a fresh idea for poetry? Try this lesson!
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Reluctant Writer?
My son, a kindergartener, is reluctant to write at homework time. But is he a reluctant writer?
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Elaboration Strategies for Information Writing
Sometimes information writing sounds like a list--teach students strategies to add voice and elaboration as they teach readers.
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Finding Time: With Craft Moves on The Poem Farm
Poetry month in my opinion (and my students’) is a celebration of writing! It’s a time when we writers welcome new beginnings and hone the art and crafting of our writing skills. I watch my students take wings and write with grace and confidence during poetry month.
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SOL Tuesday
It's Tuesday...Consider allowing nature to be your inspiration this week. Write, share, give feedback to other writers!
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Making Writing Appropriate, Precise, and Effective
Melissa Stewart, award-winning author of more than 180 nonfiction books for children, shares her thinking about the revision process in nonfiction writing.
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2017 SOLSC Prize Winners
Are you ready? It's the 2017 March SOLSC prize winners!
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SOL Tuesday
It's Slice of Life Tuesday...come share a slice. We'd love to have you write, share, and give feedback to other writers!
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A Writing Workshop Learning Walk
As much as I try to flatten the walls of my classroom using technology, the truth is there are still walls. It is me and 25 third graders, and most recently, a fabulous student teacher. Still, the walls are there and often I don't get to see other teachers in action. Last month, I had the opportunity to remedy that problem for a day.
