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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
OMG! Can you believe July is almost over? Neither can I! I’ve actually already started (slowly be it…) to get ready for Back-School. So as I’m reflecting on the upcoming school year (because that also counts as getting ready in my book!) I started thinking about student writing and how I want to really focus on more than just quick writes…. Read More