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Wow It has been a LONG while since I have made an entry.  The end of the spring semester was cRaZy for me…taking two grad classes in the spring…and in the first summer session (which is still during the school year) and coaching full time…was way too much to handle for me! 
Since the last time [...]

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Since it is April…National Poetry Month…and since I am in the Poetry Challenge this week at Two Writing Teachers … I decided that for this resource Monday I would round up some of my favorite poetry resources….just a thought…Katie Wood Ray says…”to write a poem, you have to read 100 poems first”  I agree with her [...]

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 I have a few writing mentors that I admire…some for their professional works for teachers…and some are children’s authors.  Here are a few of my favorites:
ü      Katie Wood Ray and Lucy Calkins…they have both inspired me to use units of study.  The work that the kindergarten through second grade friends that I work with has [...]

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~ Katie Wood Ray ~
I am really LoVinG using Katie Wood Ray’s works…she has become a wonderful mentor for me.  I have attended several workshops that she presented for literacy coaches and k-2 writing trainers for the district I work in…here are just a few of my favs…
 
This one is a must have for all [...]

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