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Talking with Letters

The night my blog was named…

It was between winter and spring. Day had ended. The evening was becoming...

Instructions to a Tree

I wonder, would my poem have been celebrated in the classroom or would it have been set aside because I failed to follow directions explicitly?

The Sea Calls Me

A9 Journal

There are times when I must go to the sea. This past week was one of those times.

This Is a Test

A9 Journal

Three very loud blasts, like a blaring horn, shattered the quiet with a suddenness that makes you panic. I felt a strange tension run through me for a moment.

Spring

A9 Journal

Sacredness surrounds me
in the wonder of creation
my heart praises God.

Filled with Song

A9 Journal

I marvel that they sing such songs in this their darkest night. Such joy, peace, love — they give to all of us in their songs.

This post, inspired by primary teachers who joined me during the workshops, is a recap one of the activities we did, an activity to build background knowledge, introduce rich vocabulary, and provide descriptive models during our discussion about prewriting … using poetry.