How do you teach students what a sentence is? The Sentence Patterning Chart, a strategy from Project GLAD, makes teaching sentences concrete and fun. Try singing sentences with your students and see for yourself!
DAY 6 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL23
It's Monday! As we roll into the first full week of the challenge, try visiting a blog you haven't visited yet.
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DAY 5 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL23
You're five days in to this 31 day writing challenge. Leave your teaser & link when you're ready to share your slice of life story today.
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DAY 4 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL23
Consider taking a mini commenting challenge this weekend. Details are in the announcements of today's call for slice of life stories.
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DAY 3 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL23
Write. Share. Give. Be sure to mention if you're participating in Multi-Lit Friday when you leave the teaser and link to your post today.
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DAY 2 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL23
It’s the second day of our 31-day writing challenge. Join us by writing your slice of life story, sharing the link to it in the comments section, and giving comments to at least three other Slicers.
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DAY 1 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL23
March has arrived, which means it's time for our month-long writing challenge! PLEASE take a few minutes to read the announcements before you share the link to your slice of life story.
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Slice of Life Tuesday
Even though we have one more day until the 16th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge begins, we're gathering today -- because that's what we do on Tuesdays -- to share our stories.
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Teacher (and Student!) Tips for the 2023 Classroom SOLSC
In today's guest post, fifth-grade teacher Erika Victor shares tips for success with the Classroom SOLSC.
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A Mini-Unit on Joke-Telling
It is often said that great comedy requires great empathy. A good joke-teller anticipates how others will react. They adjust each joke to the audience for maximum effect. Will they understand? Will they get it? Will they laugh?
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Silence is Golden: The Value of Wordless Text
I have to face facts: February is a SLOG for me as a writing teacher. We’re just past the point of knowing the expectations and settling into our routine, but we’re just not quite to the point where all of the pieces start to fall together. There’s magic in the works, but oh! I’m just waiting for it to happen. Now is about the time of year when I’m looking for something - anything! - to get us out of the rut we’re in, spark our creativity, and work on some of that classroom magic I’m seeking. And for me, one of my favorite sources is wordless texts. Animated shorts, wordless books, you name it! They’re perfect for so many reasons. Today, I’ll share some of the ways I love using wordless texts for writers of all strengths and levels of readiness.
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Engagement and the Writing Workshop
I had the opportunity to hear Cornelius Minor speak at the CCIRA Conference earlier in February, and I cannot stop thinking about it. He defined engagement in a way that is both conceptual and precise. I may have stopped breathing as my brain short circuited in response.
