It's my Birthday! Ten Pin Linky: Writing Ideas

It's that time again!  This time we're sharing our favorite Writing Ideas...these can be handwriting or writing ideas! Here are mine:

1.  I absolutely love this idea from Totally Terrific in Texas for teaching about Small Moments:

 

Source:  totallyterrificintexas.blogspot.com

2. This is a classic everyone probably already has pinned...Cara Carroll's Heart Map.  LOVE!!

  

Source:  thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com  (Couldn't find direct link to post from this pin)

3.  I love the Teacher Wife's rendition of Cara Carroll's original pencil anchor chart.  And there are even mini versions for students' Writers Notebooks:

 

Source:   http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-do-writers-write.html 

4.  How cute and fun are these glitter feather pencils for publishing writing?  So simple yet effective!

Source: phttp://teachingmyfriends.blogspot.com/search/label/Reading%20Workshop

5.  I am a big fan of Lori Rosenberg.  Not only is she creative and gifted, but she is sweet and humble!  I bought a lot of her writing goodies this summer and I've already set up this Writing Choice board:

  

Source:   http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-can-write-aWriting-Menu-301308

6.  Dialogue can be tricky...esp when it comes to mastering where to include quotation marks.  This anchor chart and poem are ADORABLE for helping kids grasp the concept

 

Source: http://sandbergsmartyarties.blogspot.com/2012/09/quotation-anchor-chart.html   

7.  I also purchased Lori's entire "Writing Right From" series.  LOVE IT!  It will make organizing my writing instruction so much easier:

 

Source:    http://teachingwithloveandlaughter.blogspot.com/2013/06/writing-right-through-year.html

  

Now for a few handwriting ideas...

8. This will come in handy when I teach lefties:

 

Source:  http://www.lefthandedchildren.org/

9.  Definitely going to make use of this video for my littles who are struggling with b and d reversals:

Source:  http://teachmama.com/help-with-letters-b-and-d/

10.  I was inspired by Maria at Kinder-craze to create a custom stamp through Vistaprint.  So, I've created this Handwriting Hero stamp.  I plan to stamp papers with exceptional handwriting and hope it inspires my kiddos to take their time and write neatly:

  

Source:  http://justreed-ashley.blogspot.com/2013/06/five-for-friday.html 

Please link up this week and PIN-spire us with your writing and/or handwriting ideas!  

  

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