Monday, November 30, 2015

Ralph Fletcher - a great writing mentor!

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The summer of 2013 I got to hear Ralph Fletcher speak at TC. That day he shared this poem with us: The Good Old Times   by  Ralph Fletcher...
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Saturday, November 28, 2015

I did a 5K! Lots of Ups and Downs!

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Last Saturday, I did a 5K! At the TCRWP Summer Reading Institute, Mary taught me one way to comprehend fiction is to chart the emotions of...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Look closely at the fingers to see what this student is thankful for! Look closely at fingers to see what Mrs. Donnelly is thankful f...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

More Information Writing - Generating more Ideas with Table of Contents and Jeopardy!

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My family has gotten into the habit of watching Jeopardy at 7:30pm each night. My daughter, Anne and my husband, Brian, are very good at sta...
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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Celebration - a Happy Veteran's Day inspired by Tim Rasinski

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On October 19, 2013 I had the pleasure of ending a day of learning at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project by sitting in the majesti...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Information Writing - Generating Ideas through Table of Contents

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As a 3rd grade teacher getting ready to start the Unit of Study for Teaching Information Writing, I'm inspired by Lucy Calkins and Colle...
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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Celebration - 3rd gr Publishing Party

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My 1st quarter as a 3rd grade teacher ends Tuesday. Today I celebrate all the writing my students did during Writing Workshop in just one qu...
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