Thankful

Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap! Little fingers are quickly filling blogs with words that share thoughts, emotions and feelings.  I love our Fridays.  It delights my soul to see these writers emerge as bloggers.  They are challenged to make each post unique and a reflection of their personality.  At the beginning of the year, they have few words.  By now, each is beginning to get the hang of this challenge, and their words are flowing a little easier.  

This process is beautiful!  This day is such a blessing.  

I am so thankful for the amazing kiddos who are in my classroom right this minute.  They are writers, 
and readers, 
and scientists, 
and historians, 
and athletes, 
and artists,
and anything thing they want to be.

They are truly the reason for what I do!

I love being their teacher!

Ladies and gentlemen, I am THANKFUL for you!

Assignment November 20, 2015

Good Morning!

Today, you have at least 5 blogs to write!

1.) Share you poem about November that we wrote on Monday's journal.

2.)  Blog your poem about rain or weather that you wrote on Tuesday in your morning journal.

3.)  Write your poem about something that is important to you.  This is the poem that you created on Wednesday in your writing journal.

4.) Post the journal entry that you wrote on Thursday about a person, place or thing that you are thankful for and why you are thankful for them.

5.) Slice your life.  This week pick one small moment out and share it with us!  Be sure and make it come alive like a movie.  Share every detail so we can create a picture in our head!

After you have finished those five, you may write a blog about anything you would like to share.  It could be about your reading, your dog, a thought, a wondering, or even another poem that dances in your heart!  You pick!

Writers, 
I love reading your words!  Thank you for sharing them with me!  I am thankful for each one of you!
Happy Blogging!!

Assignment November 6, 2015

Good Morning, Writers!!!

Blog #1 - Title:  Slice of Life Story November 6th

• Choose an every day moment from you life this week
• Focus on the details that made it stand out to you:
• people - just the main characters
• action - what stood out -most important part
• dialogue - show the character's voice
• feelings - show the feelings don't just tell them
• setting - try to tell about specific details
• Begin "in the moment" and try to share the scene exactly as you saw it
• As you write, use specific nouns (Red Ferrari instead of car) and vivid verbs (raced instead of run)
• Think of your slice of life as a scene from a book or a movie ...make your readers relive the scene!!

Once you finish your slice of life post, you may post on other classmate's blogs.  This is how I want you to post on your friend's blogs!

I am so proud of each of you for sharing this journey with me!  I love reading your words!!

Have fun sharing your slice of life!