There’s so much to learn from being creative. That’s the backbone idea behind Studio Days. When you provide an opportunity for students to experience a Studio Day, they are given a chance to create something original from start to finish in a safe,...
The title is not referring to organization. I’m talking about students. Bouncing off of my latest post on Blueberries and Students, I’d like to reminisce about a boy I had last year. Near the end of the year, I conducted a Studio Day in my classroom...
A couple of weeks ago, my students took their first unit reading test online. I do like how the online testing tells results very quickly. So, I took advantage of this and discovered a long list of reading skills my students are lacking as a whole. They are: Main...
Last Friday I started implementing Studio Days into my classroom. These are days where students are able to work on one project from start to finish uninterrupted. The days always begin with an introduction to the project and end with reflection time. In the middle is...
I had to “go”, so I put down my paintbrush, excused myself from the table and found the bathroom. It was small, but cute, and of course it was all painted. We were, after all on a Teacher Field Trip in a pottery shop, painting pottery to be fired and...
