
Three Creative Writing Tools for Tweens
Working with middle school writers at our library this summer, I’ve found a few storytelling tools that are too awesome
Working with middle school writers at our library this summer, I’ve found a few storytelling tools that are too awesome
Note: This is an updated repost. You’ve wrapped your last major unit and final exams are still a week or
Many of us will present “The Gift of the Magi,” O. Henry’s tale of gift giving and self-sacrifice in December,
Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite end-of-the-year lesson ideas. You’ve wrapped your last major unit
Last week, I shared five easy ways to help you celebrate National Poetry Month in your classroom. Today, I’m adding
Of course we should fold in some extra poetry lessons in April, but who has the time? With state testing
Learning lessons from my first experience with stations, I’m happy to report that my second lap around the track with
As October comes to a close, novelists-in-the-making are sharpening their pencils (or more likely charging their laptops) in preparation for
Micro Fiction – Flash Fiction – Two-Sentence Stories – Sudden Fiction – Twitter Tales Whatever you want to call them,
We need our students to write regularly for a variety of purposes on different topics, but don’t want to hear