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*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*Bea the sheep as the main character
*Rating: Be unique is the message in Bea Rocks the Flock, and this book’s illustration and cute sheep make it unique, too.
Short, short summary: Bea is having a hard time in the flock. She just doesn’t do [...]
March 12, 2010 in Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: 6 +1 traits of writing, Bea Rocks the Flock, picture book activities, picture books about self-esteem, Victoria Jamieson | No Comments »
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One of my favorite lessons plans for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day I found when I was a writing specialist at Fairmount Elementary School. This lesson teaches children about Martin Luther King, Jr. AND teaches them about that elusive 6 plus one writing trait: voice. [...]
January 13, 2010 in Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Farris Christine King, Making Book to Book Comparisons, Picture Book, Wacky Wednesday, Writing Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: Lesson Plans, Lesson Plans for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, My Brother Martin | 1 Comment »
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*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*Young (and tiny) boy as the main character
*Rating: You might be more familiar with Laurie Halse Anderson’s novels, but this picture book is funny with a terrific voice! A modern-day take on the old-David-and-Goliath theme.
Short, short summary: The Antonellis of Third Street are BIG. [...]
January 12, 2010 in Art activities, Elementary Educators, Gordon, David, Halse Laurie Anderson, Making Personal Connections, Making Predictions, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Tuesday Tales, six traits of writing
Tags: 6 plus 1 traits of writing, David Gordon, Laurie Halse Anderson, picture books with voice, The Big Cheese of Third Street | 4 Comments »
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Journal writing prompts are sometimes hard to come up with. So when I saw this contest sponsored by Target and Twitttermoms, I thought this could also be a journal writing prompt for just about any age student or child (or even adult!).
The contest goes like this. I must answer [...]
December 9, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Wacky Wednesday, Writing Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: journal writing prompts, Target contest, Twittermoms contest, Writing Skills | 2 Comments »
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It seems on Wacky Wednesdays that I am on a bit of a poetry kick. Last week, I discussed acrostic poems and how they can be useful tools in the classroom for creative writing skills and assessing subject matter knowledge. This week, I have found this wonderful book at [...]
December 2, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Heard Georgia, High School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Wacky Wednesday, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels, poetry, six traits of writing
Tags: Eileen Spinelli, Falling Down the Page, Georgia Heard, lesson plans for poetry, list poems, teaching poetry to kids | No Comments »
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*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, contemporary
*Young boy as main character
*Rating: Looking Like Me is a rhythmic self-esteem-builder journey for young children by father/son duo Walter Dean and Christopher Myers.
Short, short summary: Looking Like Me is basically a list of all the things that a boy/girl can be. [...]
November 27, 2009 in Adjectives, Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Myers Christopher, Myers Walter Dean, Personal Connections, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: Christopher Myers, Looking Like Me, picture books about self-esteem, Walter Dean Myers, writing activities | No Comments »
Around the holidays, you may have a writing activity such as this for your students or children: write the word, Thanksgiving, vertically on the left-hand side of your paper. Then write an acrostic poem–the first letter of each line should be a letter in Thanksgiving AND each line should focus on Thanksgiving.
When you [...]
November 25, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Wacky Wednesday, Writing Skills, poetry, six traits of writing
Tags: acrostic poems, Animal Acrostics, Creative Writing, poetry, Writing process | 1 Comment »
*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, contemporary fiction
*Elementary-school-aged boy as main character
*You will want to be-bop with Doo-Wop Pop over and over again!
Short, short summary: Doo-Wop Pop by Roni Schotter tells the story of Elijah Earl, who is a shy kid who keeps to himself. He knows there are a few other shy kids [...]
November 24, 2009 in Collier Bryan, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, poetry, six traits of writing
Tags: Bryan Collier, Doo-Wop Pop, Picture books about music, picture books about self-esteem, reading skills, Roni Schotter | No Comments »
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First, I’d like to announce the winner of the book: Coolhead Luke and Other Stories. It is Kim W.! Congratulations, Kim, I hope you enjoy the book and all the silly poems/illustrations with your children. Now to today’s post. . .
On Friday the 13th, it’s only natural to write about a [...]
November 13, 2009 in Adjectives, Bee William, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Shared Writing, Un-Forgettable Friday, Young Adult Novels, six traits of writing
Tags: Beware of the Frog, book giveaway winner, Un-Forgettable, William Bee | No Comments »
Yesterday, I shared with you a really cool book called On the Edge with Coolhead Luke. I also shared with you two of the silly poems and illustrations in the book and compared it to Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky’s work. To see this post and read about the book by the mother/son duo, [...]
November 11, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Wacky Wednesday, White Colin, White Jennifer, Writing Skills, poetry, six traits of writing
Tags: Author Interview, Book Giveaway Contest, Colin White, Coolhead Luke and Other Stories, Jennifer White, Wacky Wednesday | 4 Comments »