Last Thursday, Richard Byrne shared an absolute treasure trove of Google Drive templates created and shared by Darren Maltais. You can click the link above to read Richard’s post. One of the templates that you may want to consider using in the near future is “ELA 12 Days of Christmas,” which offers 12 different creative … Read more
When my students were working on their cardboard mini golf courses, I casually suggested using a Makey Makey to make things interesting – and realized that I hadn’t yet introduced this group of kids to the wonders of this invention tool. When I saw a post from Colleen Graves about making interactive stories and poems … Read more
My 2nd graders have been learning about physical and structural adaptations in nature. To exercise their creativity, I asked them to brainstorm wild animals that would make unusual class pets. Then they were asked to draw our classroom with adaptations for the pet. The twist was that they could not actually draw the animal in … Read more
If you teach older students who have their own phones, this might be a fun idea for an impromptu writing prompt. Â The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has decided to make more of its artwork available to the public by digitizing it and allowing us to text requests. Â Only 5% of its entire collection … Read more
One of the reasons I keep a blog is because I have a horrible memory. Â It’s nice to go back in time every once in awhile and look at the posts I wrote so I can rediscover some great resources. Â Luke Neff’s Writing Prompts site is one of those tools. Â I originally mentioned the site … Read more
A Brave And Startling Truth – Poem by Maya Angelou We, this people, on a small and lonely planet Traveling through casual space Past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns To a destination where all signs tell us It is possible and imperative that we learn A brave and startling truth And when … Read more