Anyone who names her blog/TpT store The Reflective Educator is honor-bound to devote at least one post to how I structured reflection into my opinion writing unit. Right? So here goes... Writer's Workshop Review Let's review how I set up writer's workshop in my class during a typical week. Monday - introduce prompt and complete analysis (agree/disagree) chart Tuesday - writer's craft mini-lesson and graphic organizer Wednesday - write rough draft Thursday - revise and edit with … [Read more...]
Sally Camden - The wise teacher makes learning a joy.
Using Online Children’s Books as Mentor Texts
I am halfway through a 3-year reading/language arts training program at my school district. The training has been wonderful, but rebuilding our entire ELA curriculum from the ground up has been overwhelming. Fortunately, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. My “big picture” understanding has also sharpened so I feel more […]
Nonfiction Summary Graphic Organizer with the 5 W’s Strategy
Teaching students how to summarize nonfiction text can be quite a challenge. Fortunately, with the use of some colored pencils and a handy nonfiction summary graphic organizer, my students were doing it with confidence…and yours can, too! Summarizing Power Writing a concise, yet descriptive summary is an important skill upper elementary students need to learn. […]