I found the following resources helpful when planning the Writer's Workshop lessons.
Lessons for the Writer's Notebook
by Ralph Fletcher & JoAnn Portalupi
Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 2
By Anthony Stead , Linda Hoyt
Genia Connell's Grade 3 Blog
Here are a few TED talks you may find interesting and inspiring!
For teachers:
What adults can learn from kids - Adora Svitak
Making sense of spelling - Gina Cooke
Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion
Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic
For children:
Inside a cartoonist’s world - Liza Donnelly
More 21st century lessons created by Nova Scotia teachers:
www.ourlegacyproject.ca
Lessons for the Writer's Notebook
by Ralph Fletcher & JoAnn Portalupi
Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 2
By Anthony Stead , Linda Hoyt
Genia Connell's Grade 3 Blog
Here are a few TED talks you may find interesting and inspiring!
For teachers:
What adults can learn from kids - Adora Svitak
Making sense of spelling - Gina Cooke
Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion
Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic
For children:
Inside a cartoonist’s world - Liza Donnelly
More 21st century lessons created by Nova Scotia teachers:
www.ourlegacyproject.ca