Poetry Friday: Celebrating Jack Prelutsky
Today, on Poetry Friday, I want to celebrate the poet Jack Prelutsky. I own several of his holiday poem books, gifted to me by my mom who used them for…
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Today, on Poetry Friday, I want to celebrate the poet Jack Prelutsky. I own several of his holiday poem books, gifted to me by my mom who used them for…
This morning I started a post about old posts. I worked on it for a while and then decided to do something else – something on my “to do” list. …
Three years ago while my third-grade writer’s circle was still functioning, the students were provided a lesson on superstitions. Are you superstitious? I have definitely become less superstitious as I’ve…
Exploring Haiku Poems when I taught Writer’s Circle was one of my favorite activities. Some of the Haiku I offer today (the first and last) are examples from those lessons,…
Some years ago, about four – I think, I had my writer’s circle students write a compilation of alphabet poems. There were six students in my group, each getting four…
Cerulean sounds otherworldly. Can it be? Cerulean: a tinge of deep bluish purple in the vastness of outer space. Rich, yet cold, Cerulean says, “I am deep.” Deep like…
Two years ago there was a particularly engaged and talented student in my writer’s circle group. She has been submitting writing samples to me on and off since I had…
What kind of feedback do you offer your students on their writing? Are you red pen crazy? Do you mark up the paragraph, page, or essay with slashes, carots, and…