Nearly every professional book I've ever read has encouraged me to include guides about writing in the classroom writing center. Year-after-year, I tried to search for books about writing for kids to stock in the classroom writing center. Year-after-year I found copies of said guides and placed them in the writing center once the school… Continue reading Spilling Ink in the Classroom
Tag: Matt Phelan
Always: A Mentor Text for Writing Questions and Repetition
Always Written by Ann Stott Illustrated by Matt Phelan Published by Candlewick Press in August 2008 Review copy provided by the publisher Always is a touching tale about a young boy who questions whether his mother's love (for him) is unconditional. He asks his mother a series of questions that include whether she loves him… Continue reading Always: A Mentor Text for Writing Questions and Repetition
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 