Memory Boxes

by Stacey Shubitz

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was published in 1985, when I was in third grade. However, my third grade teacher never read it to me, nor did my fourth or my fifth. In fact,… Read More →

Write about it in your notebook!

by Stacey Shubitz

One of my students got injured in the classroom yesterday. Hence, he had to make a trip to the hospital emergency room. I visited him in the evening and found that he had… Read More →

Here’s what’s going inside of the memory box I’ll create tomorrow with my students…

by Stacey Shubitz

1. Golf Glove purchased on Kiawah Island in the late 1990′s. Used twice. Maybe three times. Stories from my golf lesson abound. (I think this is what I’ll model with during my Minilesson… Read More →

Memory Boxes

by Stacey Shubitz

We’re creating Memory Boxes in Writing Workshop tomorrow. (Then on Tuesday they’ll start writing entries based-off of the items in their box.) Problem: It’s 10:03 p.m. and I haven’t figured out what to… Read More →

writer’s notebook decorations.

by Ruth Ayres

Just wanted to let you know Z-Scrap has all K & Company products on sale right now (as well as other goodies).  Here’s a link to all of Z-Scrap’s sale items.  I’ve ordered… Read More →

Timelines and Writer’s Notebooks

by Stacey Shubitz

I divided my kids up into ten groups today, printed out my Google Class Calendar, and asked them to work with a partner to organize and illustrate a month of the year. We… Read More →

Stacey’s WN Entry: Artifact

by Stacey Shubitz

Today’s WN entry comes from Ralph Fletcher’s Tips for Young Writers: Write about an artifact (arrowhead, ring, antique, etc.). Important objects in our lives often provide excellent material to write about. My yellow… Read More →