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Time for some real talk… Writing is always (I mean ALWAYS!) an area of “opportunity” for my fresh-faced second graders. I’ve decided that writing must be the “summer slip” for first graders. They are out of practice! But, what could I do as their teacher to help rebuild and expand on their writing? I found that my students have tremendous… Read More
Something amazing happened this year… somewhere between learning how to do multiplication and our weekly close reading sessions… My class became writers. You heard me right… WRITERS! For realsies, folks. Every time I turn around, my kiddos have notebook paper on their desks and they are writing. They’re writing stories, poems, chapter books, information booklets. I can barely contain my… Read More
In writing this past week, I wanted to focus on “small moments” for our writing. What better way to inspire our writers than to teach about small moments writing? Although, I thought my kids were heading in the right direction with their pieces, I just felt like their stories were missing something… They were missing depth, heart, and voice. Most of my… Read More
