Archive for May, 2008

Using the “Alliterative Insects” Lesson

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  [...]

Using the “How Can We Say ‘Never Again’?” Lesson

Friday, May 16th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by on-line video clips of the genocide crisis in Darfur. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  [...]

Using the “To Journal Like a President” Lesson

Friday, May 16th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book My Tour of Europe, by Teddy Roosevelt, Age 10 by Ellen Jackson.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for [...]

Using the “Presidential Quotation Report” Lesson

Friday, May 16th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book Theodore by Frank Keating.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations [...]

“Noun-Inspired Animal Reports” Lesson

Monday, May 12th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book We Are Bears by Molly Grooms.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations [...]

“Listen to the Word Choice of Authors” Lesson

Monday, May 12th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin Jr.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… [...]

Using the “Podcasting Science” Lesson

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the Science Times podcasts from the New York Times. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  [...]

Using the “Singing the Blues” Lesson

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by classic blues songs. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations did you make to [...]

Using the “Itsy Bitsy Math Songs” Lesson

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the familiar tunes that everyone can hum. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations [...]

“Showing How to Deal with Anger” Lesson

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book When Sophie Gets Angry–Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the [...]

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