• Writing Wednesday: Using SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY as a Writing Mentor Text

    SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY By Jacqueline Briggs Martin Illustrated by Mary Azarian Houghton Mifflin, 1998   I use this book for many things in the classroom. It’s a favorite we return to again and again. It’s a picture book biography of Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, who lived on a farm but was…

  • Happy New Year: New Posts for Teachers and Writers in 2014

    January is an exciting time—a time for new things. So on this blog, there will be some new things rolling out in 2014. Here are some of the things I have planned. For Teachers Teacher Useletter I am introducing my useletter for teachers. I will include links to things…