W hy do theyO rder too manyR eaders toK ill time filling inS paces with mindless compliancy? Do theyH ope students will magicallyE xcel and somedayE xperience joy andT rueS uccess?Worksheets?Really? Join us on Two Writing Teachersfor Slice of Life Tuesdays.
These two books are complete and total gems for all writing workshop teachers. Trust me, you’ll want to add them to your collection to help you teach narrative and informative… Read more 2 gems →
One thing I was struck by in Ivy + Bean and the Ghost that had to Go was the way Annie Barrows crafted action throughout the book. The opening scene… Read more ivy + bean: book 2 (minilesson possibilities) →
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater.Scholastic, 2012. Wow. Months ago Deb Day shared this book on her blog, Coffee with Chloe. (You do read, Coffee with Chloe, right?) Deb doesn’t… Read more the book stack →
The final part of today’s #TeachersWrite challenge is a paragraph filled with tiny details of a place. My place (actually a character’s place) is reading under a tree. A photo… Read more place quick write (#teacherswrite) →
Yesterday morning I walked into the school where I began my career. I’m not at this school often — especially at the beginning of the day. My days usually start in elementary schools. The smell of school was overpowering. I knew I wanted to write about it for my slice today. But how do you capture a scent? I was one of the first people in the building, one of the first to open the doors. I walked through the clean hallway and breathed deeply. Then again. And again. This… Read more school scents (soLs) →
Know a reluctant reader? Thisbook may be just the remedy. Welcome to the first stop of Chronicle Books Worst-Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure Novels blog tour. I’m glad you’re here. The… Read more worst-case scenario {blog tour} →
I {heart} book stacks, which is one of the reasons I {heart} The meme, What are you reading Monday? hosted at Teach Mentor Texts. Here are a few books in my… Read more the book stack →
The Invention of HugoCabret by Brian Selznick(Scholastic) We gave Sam The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick for Christmas. Sam and I have been reading it together ever since.… Read more hugo cabret →