So, today is my birthday, and this post will be short in order to celebrate properly with a playdate at the train store with my daughter and another friend and her son and then a homemade dinner at my mom’s house with spaghetti and meatballs! Can’t wait. SO I wanted to tell you about some [...]
February 3, 2013 in Writing Skills
Tags: six plus one traits, six plus one traits or writing, writing advice | 5 Comments »
*Picture book, realistic fiction for preschoolers through second graders *Young girl as main character *Rating: I absolutely love this sweet book In Grandma’s Arms. You can use it for so many lessons, too. Short, short summary: In this story, a young girl is sitting on her grandma’s lap in the Storybook Chair, and she says, [...]
February 3, 2011 in Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, six traits of writing, Writing Skills
Tags: Parts of Speech, picture books about families, picture books for preschool kids, six plus one traits, six traits of writing | No Comments »
I am super-excited about introducing this book to you. Who said Coo? is written by Deborah Ruddell and illustrated by Robin Luebs–twin sisters from Illinois. Robin spoke to a group I was in in Illlinois and showed us this book before it was on the shelves. I fell in love with the first reading, and [...]
October 8, 2010 in Books with Health Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Making Predictions, Picture Book, Prediction Skills, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Rhyming Words, Ruddell Deborah, Shared Writing, six traits of writing, Un-Forgettable Friday
Tags: Deborah Ruddell, funny picture books, organization trait, Robin Luebs, six plus one traits, Who Said Coo? | No Comments »
I finally bought Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and read it and loved it! I am going to give my copy away to a lucky winner. If you already own it or read it, please enter anyway and donate it to a local school or library! To enter, all you have to do is leave a [...]
September 24, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Collins, Suzanne, Debate topics, High School Teachers, Journal Writing, Journal Writing, Middle School Teachers, Un-Forgettable Friday, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, Mockingjay, six plus one traits, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, young adult fantasy novels | No Comments »
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