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Archives for August 2016
Setting Up Routines: Writing to Make Strong Relationships with Students and Parents
I have to admit, this is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the excitement of getting to know a whole new group of students. I enjoy deliberating on my classroom furniture and thinking about how to design my room. I thrive off of creating new routines that will make my classroom […]
Organizing the Classroom: Eradicate Pencil Woes
Yes, a post about pencils. How is it that something as small as a pencil can cause so much grief for teachers? At times it is the bane of our existence. Students not having pencils when it’s time to write, students having pencils when they should be listening, students sharpening pencils for hours on end, […]
Generating Writing Topics the First Week of School
** Contact us if you would like to have our evidence-based, engaging Writers’ Workshop session come to your campus! ** “I don’t have anything to write about Miss…” This phrase was all too familiar in my classroom when I began Writers’ Workshop. Regardless of the grade I taught, first, fifth, or eighth, the students would resist writing. […]