Book Review: Knucklehead, by Jon Scieszka
Why I Picked It Up: Sherry and I recently attended and presented at TCTELA in Houston. While there, we were most excited about hearing Jeff Anderson and Mark Overmeyer present sessions on revision and troubleshooting a Writers’ Workshop. When Sherry and I got home later that night we busily discussed all the things we were thinking […]
Did you know…Google Handwriting Search
We are excited to introduce a new feature on our blog – the “Did you know it could do that?” post! For brevity, these posts will begin with “Did you know…” and will end with useful, cool feature that you may or may not know about a tech tool. These might not be groudbreaking tech tips, […]
Tech Fusion: YouTube Playlists
YouTube Playlist YouTube has so many great videos that can be used in the classroom to teach or to inspire. I love to use book trailers in the classroom, especially when introducing new books for literature circles, but searching for and bookmarking the videos you want to use individually can be time-consuming. The YouTube Playlist […]
Book Review: Ike’s Incredible Ink, by Brianne Farley
Why I Picked It Up: Simple! There’s an ink blot on the cover. That same ink blot apparently has a name and it’s IKE! FABULOSITY!! I assumed that the book would be perfect for Writers’ Workshop and I was correct… Why I Finished It: …but I had no idea just how perfect it would be! […]
Happy Holidays!
We wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Thanks for joining us this past year and we look forward to a great 2015 with lots of new books and even more brilliant ideas! Jessica and Sherry
What The Readers/Writers in Your Life Want for Christmas
Nine days until Christmas!!! It feels like Christmas has really snuck up on us this year! Where are our minds right now? Christmas shopping! If you love to read, there are bound to be a few readers on your Christmas list as well, and they can sometimes be a challenge. But before you settle for […]
