So a teacher in my district reached out today with a question: “I’m trying to do literacy circles with my high reading groups. I’m not feeling it though… Do you have any suggestions on books or blog posts I…
FREE Procedural Text Resources
If you are a 3-5 teacher who follows the TEKS Resource System Scope and Sequence, then you are like my Elgin teachers and are gearing up for some PROCEDURAL WRITING in your unit on Informational Text. I spent some time…
Wordless Wednesday
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Writer’s Workshop Folders/Tool Box
I worked with my teachers in Elgin today! We had a great day of clarifying expectations for writing and to talk specifically about mini-lessons in Writer’s Workshop. If you are like my teachers, you are gearing up for Poetry Writing…
November Currently
It’s that time again. November, can you believe it? I love November… because with November comes Thanksgiving. Jeff and I just purchased our tickets home to Michigan! Can’t wait to be with family this year as we usually don’t travel…
Write About It Wednesday: “Say what?”
I worked with 4th and 5th grade teachers in Elgin today. We were reviewing our data from a recent District Assessment. There was a question on said assessment about dialogue. Specifically, where the comma goes in relation to the quotation…
October! WOO-HOO!
Goodness how I love this time of year! I used to think I was alone, but I know it is favored by many! What do y’all think of my fall blog design? Not enough glitter right? What do I love…
Engagement
I will fully admit, as I sit to write this post, that it is probably not the most jazzy of my posts to date, but it is weighing heavy on my mind- and truth be told- my heart as well….
Rainy Day Book Shopping
My husband and I spent Labor Day weekend at the TX coast. We towed our boat down to Rockport. We’ve done that three times now and it is heaven on Earth. Rain or shine, that was our weekend to be…
Currently September
Where does the time go? Who else is just in survival mode? The start of the school year is so crazy! My husband gave me the best gift today which is the house to myself. He is at the boat,…
On My Mind
Teachers are on my mind today. Some of them are in their classrooms right now as I type this from my couch. Some of them were there Friday night and Saturday night while most people were already in bed. Teachers…
Specificity? Say What?
Am I a supporter of the TEKS Resource System? YES! Did I drink the Kool-Aid? Probably! But you know why? Because I get it! Not at first of course. But once I was taught how to use all of the…