Are you writing in your journal? How is it going? Are you writing even though you don’t feel like it? Sometimes you just need a way to break into the blank page. Some teachers I know have a collection of sentence starters which children can use to set their writing going. Sometimes it really is … Continue reading I wonder …
I mentioned Kate Clanchy’s book, How to Grow Your Own Poem, in the last post. It needs proper attention as it is a good collection of poems and thoughtful guidelines for ‘growing poems’. Kate Clanchy is a poet and teacher whose work with students in an Oxford comprehensive school is widely known. One of the many … Continue reading How to Grow Your Own Poem
I am thinking that writing club should happen everywhere now. You can write alone or you can write with others. I am thinking that each day you could find a slot for writing. Why not start with a drawing and then write for ten minutes. Set the timer. If you want to keep writing after … Continue reading Ten minutes a day
‘when they are sad they go inside their shells the shell is their home’ I do love snails as the most wonderful subjects for writing. I have only once had a student react badly to their existence! Snails are utterly intriguing, unassuming creatures. They are at once delicate and disgusting. They are varied and full … Continue reading I love snails
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