Writing

3 Fun Mini Lessons for Writing Workshop Ideas

This post has some mini lessons for writing workshop about finding ideas of things to write about! I have been working really hard this year to try to do my mini-lessons in a sequence that makes sense. It makes sense to me at least! Of course, I started with building stamina for Writer’s Workshop. If you are interested in seeing our daily routine check out the post HERE. Now that we are into the routine, we get down to the nitty-gritty! T Mini Lessons for Writing Workshop: Brainstorming Ideas! We decided as a class that having a good Idea

Classroom Snapshot! Writing Part 1: Our Writing Workshop Routine.

Thank you to Creative Clips and The Enlightened Elephant for the clipart and Kimberly Gerswin for the font for my button. Hello! Thanks so much for stopping by! Today I am starting my little series on the kinds of things that I do in my classroom. I thought that I would start with my favorite part of the day: Writer’s Workshop! I have been using some sort of Writer’s Workshop in my classroom ever since I started teaching (a while ago). This is what is working for me now. Of course, I am still tweaking and each year it changes

Phew! Updating is hard work…

Hello all! I have been working all day on updating a few of my “older” products. I have learned so much since I started on TpT, so I am working on doing some updating! This is actually one of my best sellers and one of the things that I use the most in class! I added quite a few new pages, and now I have horizontal and vertical orientations to all of the pages! I also added several new line styles! This bad boy went from 14 pages to 36! Phew! My December “I’m Done!” Menu pack is updated just

Image of coffee and a napkin. Text: Coffee House Poetery

Coffee House Poetry!

I have mentioned in several of my previous blog posts about Coffee House Poetry and a few people asked me to tell them more! So, here we go! We did our Coffee House Poetry Celebration today and it was a hit! I have to say that this is not an original idea it comes from Debbie Miller’s wonderful book Reading with Meaning. (She has since come out with a second edition that I haven’t read yet, but it is on my wishlist!) As soon as we get back from Christmas vacation, we start our poetry writing unit. This is

Classroom Publishing…and a freebie!

Hey everyone! It’s been a little while, but it has been crazy busy around here. Who isn’t now a days right? Anywho, I wanted to blog about a subject near and dear to my heart today. Classroom publishing! Do you “Publish” your kiddos writing? It is a huge motivator in my room. The kiddos love to see their finished writing all pretty and put together. It is a process though, it does take a lot of work. Up until recently I have had to use our school binding machine. But I won a binding machine of my own and

Verbalicious!

I must start by saying that I cannot take credit for the idea that I will be blogging about. I stole it from one of my teaching partners who heard about it from her cousin, who’s son goes to school with this girl who heard about it from her dentist’s cousin’s teacher. Actually, I am pretty sure my teaching partner got the idea from Pinterest. VERB SUPER HEROS! My kiddos loved this! They got so creative. I have a pretty creative group this year, so it was right up their alley. Of course, I did get some adjective and noun

Turkey in Disguise: Creative Turkey Disguise Ideas + Descriptive Writing Fun

Naked Turkeys, Turkeys in Disguise, Disguise a Turkey…whatever you call it, this is a super fun Descriptive Writing Activity for November! Every November, the “naked turkey” problem shows up in classrooms everywhere. How do we keep our feathered friend safe from becoming dinner? Easy—disguise a turkey! This classic turkey in disguise project combines art, creativity, and writing in a way kids absolutely love. In this post, you’ll find simple turkey disguise ideas, tips for using shared writing to support young authors, and a ready-made Thanksgiving Descriptive Writing Activity that will guide your students step by step. This blog post does

Easy Descriptive Writing Lessons Your Students will Actually Enjoy!

Descriptive Writing with Food! Descriptive writing is always a fun one to teach. Anytime you can use food in a lesson, it is a hit. Especially with a sweet treat like Oreos! This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase anything through the links, I get a small commission at no cost to you. Thanks so much! Before we start, I read a book that is the furthest thing from Oreos! It is called Toad by Ruth Brown. I always read this one because it is full of amazing adjectives! It is about a disgusting Toad living in a swamp.

Free Resource Library

Reading

Classroom Management

Math

Digital

STEM

Other