Note: Inspired by Margaret Wise Brown’s The Important Book, I’m working on these alongside my students. Enjoy! FRIENDSThe important thing about friends is that they are friendly.They talk to you,And they go for coffee.They give you thingsAnd go on walks with you, And they show you the good and not-so-good Parts of yourselfYou hide fromContinue reading “Story Challenge Day 11: The Important Thing”
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Story Challenge Day 10: Easy Button
It’s March. For teachers, it’s a long slog between standardized testing, end-of-winter-blues and the impossibly vast stretch until winter break. I’ve got some fun and play in the mix!
Story Challenge Day 9: Signs of Spring
when I look at a group of kids and realize, “Oh! They’re not third graders anymore. They’re fourth graders waiting to happen.” Or, “Yesterday I was looking at fifth graders. Now I’m looking at middle schoolers.” Really. It happens in a day. They just…turn, transform, evolve.
Slice of Life Tuesday: Learning to Unlearn
“Sometimes the difference between fiction and nonfiction is messy. And the only way we can REALLY tell is to look at the text itself: titles, pages, back matter, dust jackets. “
Slice of Life Tuesday: Gamifying Reading
How can we get kids to stop and talk about text? Here’s what I did to get them rolling.
Slice of Life Tuesday: All of the Things
To a writer, poems, thoughts and images collect and roll around like marbles…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Story’s Sneak Attack
Story’s back at it, and she’s found me…
Slice of Tuesday: Welcome 5782
Holiday traditions new and old…sweeter than honey…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Another Sort of Slice
When a girl wants to write a blog post but can’t handle another minute in front of the computer screen…
Slice of Life Tuesday: At the Edge
This post is part of the weekly Slice of Life challenge from Two Writing Teachers. Check them out! Next week I return to school, and I’ve been trying to articulate my feelings about it. I’m squished between a lot of emotions, and I thought this poem might reflect some of those thoughts… At the Edge of School,Continue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: At the Edge”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 