Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. - Barbara Kingsolver Welcome, Tuesday slicers! It is time to write your Slice, share your link, and give some comments to (at least three) other slicers. If you’re leaving your comment… Continue reading WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOL TIME
Keeping a writing blog: taking our writing workshop online
With the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge just around the corner, perhaps some of you are thinking more than ever about starting a class blog just for writing. Over the past few years, we have taken our writer's notebook online in my classroom, not just for the month of March, but for the entire… Continue reading Keeping a writing blog: taking our writing workshop online
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Writing in Preschool. Where Does it All Fit?
"People who are comfortable composing are much more likely to have strong identities as writers than people who don't." Katie Wood Ray & Matt Glover
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Laying a strong foundation for writing nonfiction through mentor texts
We are moving from our researching phase into our first draft phase in writing workshop - and my sixth graders are beginning to experience the inevitable struggle of transforming their notes into interesting, well-written feature articles. “Inevitable” I say, because I go through this every year, at exactly this same time. Turning research into writing… Continue reading Laying a strong foundation for writing nonfiction through mentor texts
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Introducing the Support Team for the March SOLSC!
Join us in introducing a great team to make the March SOLSC even better!
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Biographies with Heart
Using mentor texts and a notebook entry to think about biographical writing
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WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOL TIME
With our Slice of Life Story Challenges just around the corner, there is still time to encourage friends and colleagues to create their blogs and get ready to join us as we "write, share, give" in the month of March. I have two colleagues who seem almost ready to take the plunge, and one who is… Continue reading WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOL TIME
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Valentine’s Day Writing + a Book Giveaway
Valentine's Day is on Friday! Consider doing a read aloud to inspire your students to write poems, comic books, or short stories they can give to a special friend or close family member in lieu of a box of chocolates. Here are five books that will inspire primary, upper elementary, and middle school writers to craft writing that expresses heartfelt emotions.
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In The Beginning…Writing in Preschool
“Children’s play helps them focus on common problems in the format they know best: story." Vivian Gussin Paley
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Giving Students Choice in Note Taking
Tomorrow marks the last of our research days in writing workshop. When we return to school next week, my sixth graders will begin the process of sifting through their research and drafting their feature articles. As I helped my students gather their notes together and put them away in their writing folders, I could not… Continue reading Giving Students Choice in Note Taking
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Teachers! Join the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge in March
Calling all Classroom Teachers! Are you looking for a way to inspire your students and infuse your writing workshops with energy and enthusiasm? Look no further. The Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge is here.
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Making Paragraph Decisions
We wondered if we could offer the students some revision possibilities. We wanted to help them see that there are countless ways to paragraph.
