Whether you tell stories with the children in your life, or share stories with other adults, these tips will get you started and keep you going all summer long.
Why Confer?
Six educators make the case for conferring with students regularly.
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Have Charts, Will Travel. Mentor texts? Even better!
My last post was about some of the reflections that I want to remember when I teach any genre of writing, but I also wanted to share more of our poetry workshop and some of the amazing poems students wrote during our time by the lake. Teaching poetry in an outdoor education setting to fifth-grade students is… Continue reading Have Charts, Will Travel. Mentor texts? Even better!
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Where Have All the Narratives Gone?
I've been thinking about why young writers struggle with personal narrative and realistic fiction writing.
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Writing Our Way to Goodbye
Today is my last day of school! My third grade students and I have been writing our way towards goodbye over the last few weeks.
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Reflecting & Raising Clarity: Parent Communication
I began to see what my parent communication was missing. The families have various opportunities to see what we do in first grade, but I have not provided consistent access to the thinking and rationale behind my teaching practices.
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Welcome to SOL Tuesday!
Writing isn't magic, yet your writing can only exist with you.
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Show Up and Do the Work
A lesson from Kate DiCamillo
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SUMMER LEARNING PLANS
As I looked ahead and began to attempt to set goals for the upcoming school year I realized I needed a plan. What is your summer learning plan?
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Literacy Coaches: Three Ideas for Next Year’s Goals
Are you a literacy coach? Here are three ideas to try next year.
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Writing with Emotion: A Review of Ida, Always
Ida, Always is a gentle and honest picture book for helping young children deal with and talk about loss. It's also an excellent mentor text you can use in writing workshop.
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Respect, React, and Write–My Three Reflections
Three important reflections inspired by teaching poetry to fifth-grade writers
