Write a Great Paragraph: Pssst..It can be easy and fun

*Students will learn what the main parts of a paragraph are: topic sentence, body of a paragraph, closing sentence.
*Students will learn to use a thinking map to help organize their thoughts in order to more easily write a paragraph. 

I have over 20 years of experience teaching grades 3 through 8. I hold a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University, where I studied Elementary Education. In addition, I have a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. My classroom environment fosters imagination, growth, and experimentation. Students feel safe exploring the learning process, and proud of their accomplishments. My passion for teaching many subject areas, but particularly reading, writing, arts, and SEL is quite evident as I often believe in weaving the disciplines together in a cross-curricular approach. I have attended many reading and writing conferences over the years to keep up on the most current literacy practices. In my free time I enjoy reading, journaling, blogging, and writing poetry. Sharing this passion with students is a tremendous joy!

ILA (International Literacy Association) Member and attendee.
Endorsements in language arts, science, math, SEL (IFSEL) and PBL (see below)

Certification/Training: 
IFSEL, The Institute For Social And Emotional Learning, San Mateo, CA
ILA (International Literacy Association) Member and attendee.
Certification in Art Therapy - Primo Learning Institute
PBL (Project Based Learning) Workshop - PBLWORKS - Buck Institute For Education

None, unless students would like to continue to edit and revise their paragraph or write more paragraphs on their own.

None

30 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Writing Journal/Notebook