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The first day of school is right around the corner. Your curriculum is selected, your books assembled, your students in their seats (or near them, at least)—but, as you know, there’s so much more to teaching than having the right…
Let’s Edit Together.
Many teachers and parents hit a wall editing student work—it can seem so subjective! The last thing any of us want is to discourage our budding writers. But editing doesn’t have to loom large like a specter of educational despair. YOU…
Get ready to edit…taking a look at the Writer’s Checklist.
When many of us are faced with a piece of student writing, these thoughts instantly start to fly: “What do I comment on?” “What should I expect of my student based on their age?” “How can I teach my student…
It’s the dawn of a new school year—who do you choose to be?
Over the last four years or so, I’ve gotten into running, a hobby I’ve always avoided like the plague. This sport has taught me a lot, first and foremost that running is HARD. But it has also shed light on…
Announcing: The ABCeDarian Journal
We’ve created a wonderful journal with hand drawn pictures—yes, hand drawn with dip pen and ink—to guide little ones into the wonderful world of phonics. The alphabet is so much more than that catchy tune we learned as youngsters. I…
Learning with Leonardo
Look • Imagine • Create Observation begins with a question: What am I seeing? In a world filled to the brim with stimulation, it is easy to take our senses for granted. Though we are usually quick to have thoughts…
Rules for Summer
Rules? …for SUMMER? It’s summer and I am driving my twelve-year-old son and a group of his friends to Junior Life Guard practice at the beach. We pick up the twins and drive to another house to pick up three…
Fall is Just Around the Corner!
And its, by far my favorite time of year… Fall feelings are near! Once upon a time, over two decade ago (wow), our family covered this white pumpkin with orange yarn—one strand at a time. What’s the point of this,…
Print Shop Highlight: The Art of the Sentence
Within a paragraph, beautiful sentences steal the show. They glide across the page like a ballerina twirling across a stage; you can’t help but keep your eyes glued to every clause, every comma, every figure of speech. These sentences don’t…
Romeo + Juliet are Everywhere
One of the significant milestones for student writers is the ability to connect the dots. A big part of becoming educated is acquiring knowledge. In English Language Arts as with all the humanities, students engage in reading and learning from…