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There's nothing quite like hands-on research to breathe life into writing. tried making stone tools like our ancient ancestors.

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3 8
2022-04-15

"Allowing ourselves, our children, and our students to experiment, fail, and work through writing frustration leads to competence that can’t be gained any other way."

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2 5
2021-12-11

"All writers struggle. With nonfiction or fiction. With too much information or too little. Whether kids or adults. When we move through these writing struggles, we find belief in our own competence."

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0 2
2021-12-11

"Allowing ourselves, our children, and our students to experiment, fail, and work through writing frustration leads to competence that can’t be gained any other way."

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1 4
2021-12-10

"And right there in Abigail’s attic, the book snapped into place."

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2 19
2021-12-10

"[I] deeply understood the problem of “too much information” that kids talk about in nonfiction writing workshops."

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1 1
2021-12-10

"When students are invited to think creatively about research, they will be more excited about and invested in the process, and that enthusiasm will inspire them to craft nonfiction that sings."

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0 2
2021-12-07

"When students are invited to think creatively about research, they will be more excited about and invested in the process, and that enthusiasm will inspire them to craft nonfiction that sings."

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4 8
2021-12-06

"When students are invited to think creatively about research, they will be more excited about and invested in the process, and that enthusiasm will inspire them to craft nonfiction that sings."

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9 9
2021-12-05

"When students are invited to think creatively about research, they will be more excited about and invested in the process, and that enthusiasm will inspire them to craft nonfiction that sings."

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2 4
2021-12-03

"research is like a treasure hunt—a quest for tantalizing tidbits of knowledge. It’s an active, self-driven process that requires a whole lot of innovative thinking."

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1 2
2021-12-03

A definite read-aloud in September - Too Small Tola by Atinuke. Kids are going to fall in love with Tola and her whole family - I sure did. Love that this early chapter book has three separate stories. I bought both books in the series.

3 14
2021-07-20

"Poetry is more than the black and white packet we may have been given in 3rd grade."

7 30
2021-03-20