Poetry Friday & Wordless Wednesday & WNW!

by Ruth Ayres

Things are crazy around my home & I’ve missed Wordless Wednesday two weeks in a row now . . . not to mention WNW.  So on this Friday . . . which is… Read More →

Teacher as Writer.

by Ruth Ayres

One of the most powerful ways to become a better writing teacher is to write.  And one of the most essential things to write is what we expect our students to write.  Dina… Read More →

What’s on your heart?

by Ruth Ayres

Yesterday a fourth grade classroom I work with kicked off their poetry study by mapping their hearts (sans Georgia Heard).  Stacey & I did this a few months ago for WNW.  This is… Read More →

under the weather on poetry friday

by Stacey Shubitz

It’s 2 a.m. and I’m up sick. I’ve been drinking flat soda, but still feel under the weather. Hence, I went over to my computer and found a poem by Gregory K. from… Read More →