CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 17 OF 31

Friday March 17, 2017Saturday March 18, 2017 Lanny Ball29 Comments

Welcome back to Classroom SOLSC for Students! It's Day 17!

Day 16 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Thursday March 16, 2017Friday March 17, 2017 Lisa Keeler273 Comments

Today is our 16th day together. You're officially in the second half of the challenge. Welcome! If you’re sharing your students’ slice of life stories, please head over to the Classroom Challenge. BE INSPIRED Catherine Flynn shared this found poem in January. Using words found in the news, she created a poem. This might be a fun… Continue reading Day 16 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Four Quick Steps: Are You Ready For Opinion Writing?

Thursday March 16, 2017Wednesday March 15, 2017 Deb Frazier8 Comments

To help guide our teaching we needed to know what our kids can do and where they would need our support.

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CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 16 OF 31

Thursday March 16, 2017Friday March 17, 2017 Lanny Ball37 Comments

It's day 16 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge! Ready for a fresh idea for supporting your student bloggers?

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Day 15 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Wednesday March 15, 2017Thursday March 16, 2017 Lisa Keeler273 Comments

Welcome to day 15. You've made it to the halfway point of the challenge! If you’re sharing your students’ slice of life stories, please head over to the Classroom Challenge. ANNOUNCEMENTS Are you a last minute, write by the seat of your pants slicer? Or do you plan ahead? Introducing two new badges! Feel free to… Continue reading Day 15 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

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CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 15 OF 31

Wednesday March 15, 2017Thursday March 16, 2017 Lanny Ball39 Comments

Congratulations on slicing with your students! You are halfway there... Welcome to Day 15 of the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge!

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Day 14 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Tuesday March 14, 2017Wednesday March 15, 2017 Betsy Hubbard285 Comments

Almost halfway there, if you didn't think you were a writer before, you are now. Embrace it, congratulate yourself, and take a breath. Day 14 and counting.

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Announcing the Winner of the SOLSC Commenting Challenge

Tuesday March 14, 2017Monday March 13, 2017 Betsy Hubbard19 Comments

This weekend slicers had the opportunity to win a prize from Stenhouse Publishers featuring a workshop by Debbie Diller and her book, Growing Independent Learners. Check out the winner!

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 14 of 31

Tuesday March 14, 2017Wednesday March 15, 2017 BethMooreSchool32 Comments

Day 14 of today's Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.

classroom environment · motivation · narrative · personal narrative · writing workshop

Shaking Up Personal Narrative

Monday March 13, 2017Monday March 13, 2017 Lisa Keeler12 Comments

Ever since I read this post by Katie Kraushaar, I've been thinking about personal narrative and wondering why it is that students, particularly in middle elementary grades and beyond, are sometimes less than enthusiastic about this genre. Like Katie, I have felt the mood change in a classroom the moment the teacher mentions the words "personal narrative."… Continue reading Shaking Up Personal Narrative

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Day 13 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Monday March 13, 2017Tuesday March 14, 2017 Betsy Hubbard286 Comments

Have you noticed the noticing? It always happens. When you begin writing every day you begin to notice everything small that before might have seemed like dust on a shelf. Missed. Forgotten. Unnoticed. Until now.