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Poetry Friday July 22, 2022: Poetry Printables
Poetry Friday roundup this week is at Another Year of Reading with Mary Lee Hahn. Poetry Printables I attended a phenomenal poetry keynote by Janet Wong through the Poetry Foundation Teacher Institute. I’m already a big fan of Janet. My favorite poetry collection of all time is A…
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Wait, Rest, Pause Launch Day and a Prize!
Today is the day! Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature launches into the world. Many thanks to the team at Millbrook Press/Lerner! If you want to order this book, check out these links: For personalized, signed preorders, please visit this link. Order from Lerner Order from Amazon Order from…
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Dormancy Fun Fact #6
My book, WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE comes out on September 3, 2019. During the week leading up to the launch, I’m sharing fun facts about dormancy. Most of these are outtakes–things that couldn’t fit into the book fully. My hope is that teachers and librarians will share…
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Dormancy Fun Fact #5
My book, WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE comes out on September 3, 2019. During the week leading up to the launch, I’m sharing fun facts about dormancy. Most of these are outtakes–things that couldn’t fit into the book fully. My hope is that teachers and librarians will share…
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Dormancy Fun Fact #4
My book, WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE comes out on September 3, 2019. During the week leading up to the launch, I’m sharing fun facts about dormancy. Most of these are outtakes–things that couldn’t fit into the book fully. My hope is that teachers and librarians will share…
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Dormancy Fun Fact #3
My book, WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE comes out on September 3, 2019. During the week leading up to the launch, I’m sharing fun facts about dormancy. Most of these are outtakes–things that couldn’t fit into the book fully. My hope is that teachers and librarians will share…
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Dormancy Fun Fact #2
My book, WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE comes out on September 3, 2019. During the week leading up to the launch, I’m sharing fun facts about dormancy. Most of these are outtakes–things that couldn’t fit into the book fully. My hope is that teachers and librarians will share…
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Dormancy Fun Fact #1
My book, WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE comes out on September 3, 2019. During the week leading up to the launch, I’m sharing fun facts about dormancy. Most of these are outtakes–things that couldn’t fit into the book fully. My hope is that teachers and librarians will share…
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Writing Marathon: The Results
The last several Wednesdays have been all about the Writing Marathon I did with fourth and fifth graders at my school. Today’s post is all about the results. I had 20 students to participate in this extra activity that required 26 days, 30 minutes per day of outside writing.…
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Writing Wednesday: Revision Cards and Mentor Text Videos
Revision cards break the task of revision into manageable chunks. They feature revision suggestions for: * beginnings * description * staying on topic * titles * putting boring words to bed * visualizing * onomatopoeia * sensory words * details * endings * strong verbs * clearing up…
