Struggling with teaching writing is nothing new for me. I myself struggle with writing – the process, the ideas, the whole of it I’m afraid. And here’s an admission (omission?) of guilt: I have never kept a writers’ notebook. Our district is committed to implementing Units of Study by Lucy Calkins – whose ideas I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘writers’ notebooks’
Writers’ Notebooks Revisited
Posted in The Craft of Teaching, tagged Aimee Buckner, elementary writing workshop, Notebook Know How, tools for young writers, writers' notebooks on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Places We Write
Posted in classroom management, The Craft of Teaching, tagged Grade 3 writing, Lucy Calkins Firsthand, organizing writing materials, writers' notebooks, Writing workshop on January 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When we returned to school this week, I knew I would need to revisit some of our routines. The first week in January always seems like a good time to do such things. One thing I knew I wanted to clarify was where to put writing. In my third grade classroom, there seem to be [...]
