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Stumbling into a first grade classroom

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I stumbled into a colleague’s classroom on Tuesday and found a chart posted about line breaks. It included a poem by Zoe Ryder White, whose work I was unfamiliar with. (I’m a bit… Read More →

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STILL: One Little Word

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I tried out the “One Little Word” Challenge and came up with this. Not great, but not bad for my first time participating, right? STILL: One Little Word Originally uploaded by teachergal

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“Everything and everyone goes on and on.”

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I’ve read Jacqueline Woodson’s Book Sweet, Sweet Memory to three classes now. However, I’ve never had such an intense discussion with any other group of children about Sweet, Sweet Memory as I did… Read More →

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Getting Organized for a “Report” Writing

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Th entire fourth grade is going to be doing a report writing within science class (separate from our Writing Workshop). (It’s not actually a report since the final form will be an illustrated… Read More →

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Ruth’s WN Entry: Bath Time Routine

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So, I totally forgot to take photos of the pre-dinner routine.  I’ll try for it this weekend & make another post on Inspiring Readers & Writers.  So the bath time routine will have… Read More →

Some Websites

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Here are a few websites I thought may interest readers of this blog. Mary Helen Gensch, a writing coach for Whitko School District, shared this site for Graphic Organizers.  There are maybe a… Read More →

Still

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For those of you who enjoyed our “One Little Word” Thing (which we borrowed from { A }’s blog), please go to the One Little Word Blog, where they have bi-weekly contests for… Read More →

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WNW About Routines Is Here!

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Link your entry about routines to us with Mr. Linky or post a comment. Click here for Stacey’s post. And here for Ruth’s (after dinnertime tonight).

reading research.

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Today’s lesson in the sixth grade class went along the lines of Ways to Be a Good Researcher.  I taught:   Complete your source sheet only when you know you’ll be taking notes… Read More →

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WN Entry: Je me leve…

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I had a little trouble deciding the routine I’d write about today. However, I wanted to pay hommage to my third and fourth grade French Teacher, so I chose the first routine of… Read More →

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Persuasive Letter Lessons

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Here’s a great link to some persuasive letter lessons, complete with a business letter template, which I’ve used with my students since I started teaching, over at Scholastic.com. True, it’s written for high… Read More →

WNW Challenge: Routines.

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Our once peaceful dinner-time was beginning to be a point of contention for our almost-two-year-old who is becoming more and more independent with each passing minute. Monday night it reached a new height… Read More →

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research mania.

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Let’s be honest.  How many of you out there about lose your mind during the research phase of expository writing?  Here in Indiana, it is expected that beginning in 3rd grade, students use… Read More →

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Narrative Feedback to a Student

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Narrative Feedback to a Student Originally uploaded by teachergal When we returned from Winter Recess I had my students complete self-evaluations of their Writer’s Notebooks. (They do this in the middle and at… Read More →

WN ENTRY: Remembering

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I’ve been celebrating a lot lately… My wedding, My students’ amazing achievements, and as of 5:40 this morning, my snow day. However, amid my joy, Ruth has been going through a more painful… Read More →

WN Entry: Snow Day

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Lester L. Laminack wrote a book about it. I had 14 of them my junior year alone. The Governor went on TV last night asking all schools north of Kent County to close…… Read More →

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interviews + personal essays.

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Dave Eldridge & I have been working on a personal essay unit in his sixth grade class.  As the week went on, I’ve gotten more & more excited about this unit of study.… Read More →

News & Announcements Chart

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Each and every Sunday I create my News & Announcements Charts for the week (i.e., for Morning Meeting). I just created one that I really like for this-coming Friday. It looks like this:… Read More →

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Persuasive Letter Writing Rubric

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A few folks have left comments asking for resources for teaching persuasive letter writing. I promised to post the rubric I created once it was finished. It’s now complete and can be downloaded… Read More →

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The “Stuff” on the Desks

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I’ve always been prone to putting reminders, poems, and more on my students’ desks through the years. I’ve rarely received a complaint from a student about this, but I’m sure there are some… Read More →

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