Explorations: The Ultimate Journal for Elementary and Middle School Students Early in my teaching career I read a book that said to call an activity, “Our Time.” Since the name “Our Time” had nothing to do with the activity, I thought it was a pretty ridiculous (and manipulative) idea. What I came to see was [...]
Time for Journal Writing The main issue with journals is “time.” Is it worth the time? There are so few hours for all we need to accomplish, are journals a good use of time? Truth is, teachers need to use precious classroom time wisely. I’m going to give you a lot to think about in [...]
Very few endeavors in the history of human kind have been started and abandoned with such persistency and consistency, as the journal. Elementary and middles school classrooms is where this habit begins, and with each new year, with each new journal, a commitment is made that this time will be different. “Okay kids, the word [...]