Crafting a Bold Beginning for Personal Narratives
“Hook your Readers!” This is what we tell our students to help them understand the importance of a bold beginning. We want our students to
Finding a Small Moment for Personal Narratives
Personal narratives are one of my favorite writing projects because they allow me to learn great things about my students. I enjoy hearing about those
Three Ways to Foster Effective Peer Feedback
Feedback is important to help our young learners continue to grow. This includes feedback from teachers as well as feedback from peers. Today, I am
Second Grade Anchor Charts
This post contains anchor charts that I have been effective in my classroom. I teach second grade, but many are versatile enough to use for
Using Mentor Texts for Personal Narratives
For most of my 27 years of teaching, I have taught personal narratives in some way, shape or form. In doing so, I have encountered
Preparing for Individual Writing Conferences with Students
I love having writing conferences with my students. It is one of the best ways to learn about their strengths and goals in writing as
June Favorites, 2019 – Teaching Tips, Tricks & Resources
I can’t believe we are already at the end of June! We are out of school, but I still have some teaching favorites to share
Teaching Students to Compose Strong Narrative Leads
We recently finished our writing unit on personal narratives. As with all of my units, I like to take a little time to reflect on
Haiku: Great Mentor Texts & a Freebie
I hope everyone had a restful and fun holiday season! If you’re like me, it was a little rough getting back into the working routine.
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