Tomorrow afternoon in Science Class I’m going to start teaching my kids how to transfer their note cards into details they can use in paragraphs for their Solar System Planet Book. Hence, I needed a model to demonstrate with. Therefore, I spent a bit of time this evening drafting my own report on [...]
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Instead of writing short stories, we’re having our students write picture books. (Did this last year… loved it and HIGHLY recommend it.)
In order to get the kids excited and immerse them, I’m asking them to bring in their favorite [...]
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Look no further than In Other Words, which is a site that posts a quote daily and asks you to write off of that quote. Today’s quote comes from Norbert Platt and is particularly inspiring. (You can also view the quote on Catchwords.) Enjoy and happy writing!
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