Wedding Bells are Ringing.
I woke up this morning and thought of Stacey. Here’s the poem that’s been rattling around in my brain. My grandma gave it to me when I got married, unfortunately I don’t know the… Read More
Mentoring A Toast
Marc and I are eagerly awaiting our wedding. We’ve started writing a speech to our guests and parents. I decided to mentor myself after the way Lucy Calkins, my former professor and advisor,… Read More
Poetry Friday: A Tribute to My Co-Blogger Ruth
Ruth: I found this poem and thought I’d post it… so glad you’re my co-blogger AND my friend! Warmest wishes for the holidays! –Stacey Standing by, All the way. Here to help you… Read More
Poetry Friday: T’was the Night Before Christmas
This is one of my favorites. I’ve been reading it daily for the past weeks. Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a… Read More
a little unit planning
Tomorrow is our last day before a two week break. Upon returning, I’ll be working in 3 classrooms, all focusing on nonfiction writing (2 on research & 1 on persuasion). I love this shift… Read More
A look at some of the writing gifts my students created…
…for parents, friends, Santa, sisters, and more!
ruth’s wn entry: one little word.
Last year I took up an Ali E. challenge (a theme in my life, eh?) and participated in ONE LITTLE WORD. The idea was to come up with a defining word for the… Read More
WNW Updated Logo
What do you think of our new Writer’s Notebook Wednesday Logo? Please drop us a comment and let us know if this is an improvement over the blue one we’ve been using.
WNW: Join Us!
“What are you going to do today, this week, this month, this year, to take yourself seriously? For the sake of your dream?” –HipWriterMama Use Mr. Linky to share your writing on this… Read More
Jump into the new year… seriously
HipWriterMama wrote a very inspiring post last year, which she reposted yesterday. Click here to read it. The line that resonated with me the most was: Take yourself seriously. Treat your dream seriously.… Read More
Publishing before a vacation
I was talking with one of my former student teachers tonight. We were discussing the fact that it’s hard to get kids to publish before a big school vacation (like the one we… Read More
Daily Something
Daily Something Ebubbey 121807 Originally uploaded by teachergal I think the words in this jpg say it all…
DAILY SOMETHING: Cards or Written Messages That Convey Sentiments?
I spent yesterday afternoon creating “cards” for my bridesmaids. I didn’t want to attach an impersonal card to each of their gifts, so I decided to dig up old pictures, use my scanner… Read More
Family Trees Provide Us With A Way To Write About Our Family
Some kids have a really easy time writing about their families, but I’ve also seen many kids struggle with the idea of writing about their family. Hence, as I was playing around on… Read More
Just like Peter H. Johnston says, “You should be proud of yourself.” Today I Am!
Just like Peter H. Johnston says, "You should be proud of yourself." Today I Am! Originally uploaded by teachergal
Daily Something: Helping Others
Daily Something 121607 Originally uploaded by teachergal My Mom and I were talking about things that people can do to reach out to others in their communities yesterday evening. I got inspired and… Read More
Trains & Snow — My Daily Something
New Scrapbook Program… thought I’d try it out for my Daily Something. Here it is! daily something 121507, originally uploaded by teachergal.
Creating Gifts of Writing
Due to the snow and the delayed opening, I only had seven of my students today. Kate had five. Hence, we brought our kids together. Luckily the art supplies from Blick arrived yesterday.… Read More
