Writing workshop is one of my favorite times of the day. I wanted to share one of my favorite writing workshop ideas with you… innovations! Innovations are great ways to jump-start student writing because students… [Continue Reading]
Penguin Foldable and Linky Party
I love using foldables in the classroom. When I saw Laura Candler was having a linky party FULL of foldables, I admit that I was super excited. I mostly use them for writing workshop, but… [Continue Reading]
Teaching Historical Fiction
I teach reading and writing workshops using different genres each month. Right now we’re reading biographies and historical fiction in reading workshop so my students are drafting autobiographies in writing workshop. I have a confession… [Continue Reading]
Reading Response Projects
My third graders have reading homework twice a week. They have a list of reading response leads that they keep in their binder and are required to write two paragraphs a week as homework. Because… [Continue Reading]
Great Potato Disguise Contest
Last week I promised to write about one of our favorite St. Patrick’s activities. Each year I have my students participate in the Great Potato Disguise Contest. I found the idea on the internet four… [Continue Reading]
