I packed the books, cleared the tables and turned in my keys. It's an official end to the school year. As I sit down in my car, my head, and my heart begins to reflect on the year, the successes, the trials and what could've been
DIY Literacy: A Review & Giveaway
DIY Literacy will give you the tools you need to reach all your students
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Expository Leads + Giveaways!
Challenging students to push past their safe zones of writing has been a challenge all year. We all reaped some great rewards as the year came to a close.
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Summer Writing Bucket List
What's on your summer writing bucket list? You don't need to have a novel hiding in your desk drawer to call yourself a writer. All the small things add up. If you don't have a list going already, here's a little inspiration for Summer 2016.
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Classroom Takeaways from #NJSCBWI16
Sharing some highlights from the New Jersey Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Conference, which took place this past weekend.
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Welcome to SOL Tuesday!
Ah, summer the springboard of our stories!
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Ideas and Inspirations for Summer Writing
Ideas and Inspirations for Summer Writing
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Celebrating Writers and Teachers
It’s the end of the school year and our days are full of reflections, assessments, and all kinds of celebrations. During those final days before summer vacation begins, we find many ways celebrate student growth and recognize their accomplishments. And of course my favorite celebration is a simple and informal writing share with parents and… Continue reading Celebrating Writers and Teachers
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A Year of Writing: A Week of Reflection
As I confer with each writer, I feel my eyes filling with tears. I show each student their writing from the first day of school and watch as their less cherubic and more mature faces brighten. "That's really my first writing in first grade?" "I didn't even use the whole page." "I can't read it." and "That doesn't look like my writing now." were typical comments.
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QR Coding Our Way to Summer Writing!
QR Codes might just be the way to help summer writers keep writing!
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Nerdy Birdy: A Review & Giveaway
When I first opened Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds, I was not (yet) reading it with the eye of a writer. I was way too smitten with the bird on the front cover. I mean, look at this guy: Nerdy Birdy is cute, but he is most definitely not cool. He is no good at sports or… Continue reading Nerdy Birdy: A Review & Giveaway
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If Your School Year Were a Book: Endings
As the end of this particular school year draws near, you might think about the qualities of your favorite stories to help you plan an ending that is meaningful for your students.
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 