Saturday, March 31, 2012

What I've Learned


Thank you for The Slice of Life.  I have learned so much.  Now I need to decide how to apply this in kindergarten writing. 
Have a list of writing ideas for those days you just can’t think of a thing to write.  I know some teachers have their students bring in pictures, but I’m in a low income school and I doubt that many children have photos of themselves, and I worry about the foster kids who don’t have many personal items.
Write even when it is hard.  Sometimes the thing that makes it hard to write is the thing I most needed to write about.
Be brave!  Pull out those memories and look at them!
I think I’ll try the Tuesday challenges.  Thanks for the wonderful experience!  I still can’t believe I did this for 31 days! 

8 comments:

  1. Be brave! What a wonderful thing to have learned this month.

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  2. Keep writing! You learned the lessons, now you will figure out how to write with those little ones. And, we'll read you on Tuesday!

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  3. Oh, if we can teach children to write when things feel hard, what an extraordinary gift we give them! I have really enjoyed connecting with you this month, I really enjoy reading your blog. Write on!!

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  4. Agree on all of the above, especially this point, "Write even when it is hard. Sometimes the thing that makes it hard to write is the thing I most needed to write about.
    Be brave!" Congrats on slicing!

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  5. If you can instill the love of sharing a story with kindergarten children, you will have enriched their lives forever. You know what it did for you and look at the valuable lessons you take away. Well done!

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  6. More power to the writer who is brave and jumps in at the deep end as you appear to have done with this challenge. I wish you every success with your developing writers. You now possess vital information regarding the struggle that writers face. You understand also the satisfaction that flows from persisting. Such valuable insights for a teacher of writing to hold onto. Keep growing yourself in this way. Your young writers will be the beneficiaries of this knowledge and experience!

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  7. We don't need "things" to write about - make sure your children know this! All we need is our thoughts, and children deserve to know that their thoughts are IMPORTANT and VALUABLE - worth writing about, no matter what they are! I also have my children write about their hopes and dreams, the wishes they want to come true, the stories that they hope to live out some day. While they don't always have imaginations that would fit in with a high-society crew, their hopes are usually priceless, innocent, and absolutely beautiful; even when they're heart-breaking. Help them be brave!

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  8. Echoing what Jen B said, it's important that kids understand that everything in life can be written about... it's all about perspective.

    Hope to see you on Tuesdays throughout the year!

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