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I’m here to share some of my Must-Have Resources for Reading and Writing Workshop. My top must-haves include: A great classroom library that is organized for your students, easy for them to use, and contains a whole plethora of books is so important. Students need to feel like they have access to many different types of books....
Laura Davis is a writing teacher and author of award-winning books, including The Burning Light of Two Stars and The Courage to Heal.
Theodor Geisel, best known to fans as Dr. Seuss, would have been 109 years old on March 2. He is beloved for his intricate rhymes and curious, inimitable style. But Dr. Seuss was about more than a curious turn of […]
25 Writing Prompts.
I had a boss decades ago-- a great writer always waiting for his muse. I don't do much waiting. But if I've lost her, here's how I find her.
We may not be an artist, but we can all doodle - The life of a story is in the detail, so tell your story with a few doodle pictures and see it come to life
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Try this fun game to teach and review capitalization rules in first, second, and third grade.
Welcome to This Reading Mama! If you’re new, you’re just in time to start out a 5 day series with me {intended for kids in the elementary grades/middle grades} entitled Unleashing the WRITER in Your Child. Today, we will be begin by discussing how to model good writing. You can click on the image above or here to ... Read More about Day 1: Model Good Writing
Inciting incident, inciting event, significant moment, starting point, or whatever you want to call it—every story must have one. This is an important part of a story structure. There seems to be a lot of confusion on the Internet as to what it really is and where it should be placed in a story. I […]
A teaching blog focusing on Kindergarten, First and Second grade teaching ideas, free resources, craft ideas, and picture book recommendations.
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SELF-PUBLISHING ADVICE FROM A SELF-PUBLISHED EDITOR: A potted guide to the different levels of editing for beginner writers.
Creative writing tips and insights.
Murray is the master of teaching writing....[His book] is a treasure trove of potential minilessons for students of all ages.InstructorIn Crafting
Your protagonist's ultimate relationship to the thematic Truth---and the specific Lie that keeps interfering---will define the entire nature of your story.
Writing craft essays for writers, published on the Black Fox Literary Magazine blog.
