Our elementary students spent the morning of October 3rd BRAINSTORMING great IDEAS for the collaborative digital stories they will be working on this year. Each group will be writing and acting out a fractured fairy tale. In order to do this, they have to AGREE on their chosen fairy tale as well as the way in [...]
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Seeking Understanding as Writers
August 20, 2009 – 5:45 am
Harnessing the enthusiasm that many young writers generate during prewriting and helping them navigate the transition that turns that energy into writing they feel really good about can be tricky. Each time I’ve led a workshop or a Studio session, all of the excitement that kids have for their new project often begins to evaporate [...]
Summer Studio 2009
August 14, 2009 – 10:57 am
Please enjoy some of the great photos captured by all of us at Studio this summer!
Please Join the Ning!!!!!
August 7, 2009 – 2:11 am
If you haven’t had the opportunity to request approval to join our online space, please do so! Our ning is a wonderful place for parents, teachers, and kids who are a part of Studio to remain connected throughout the year. Kids will be learning how to post their own work within this space to receive [...]
Collaborative Poems
August 6, 2009 – 3:18 pm
Today the kids in session A spent the morning writing collaborative poems about the dispositions of good writers! Mrs. Stockman is going to blog more about this on her own blog tonight or tomorrow, but we wanted to share our final pieces! Perseverance by Mikayla, Cathy, and Laura Sweet perseverance has a clear aftertaste. It [...]
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