#2ndchat is a Twitter hashtag that can be used to chat, collaborate, and grow with other second grade educators from around the world. Every other week we will discuss a different topic. It's a great way to help grow your PLN (Professional/Personal Learning Network) and share ideas with others.
Hi all!!! Welcome to #2ndchat! Tonight we are going to be chatting about Writing Tools! We're so happy you are here!!! Tell us where you are from and what you do!
Hi Gwen!!!! So glad you could check in with us! Can't wait to learn from you tonight! Is is cold in PA yet? It's still blazing down here in AL. #2ndchat
#EDUC331#2ndchat@Bigler_Michelle Hi all, I am from Denver, Colorado. I am a part of the Early Childhood Education Program at Colorado State University. To create a diverse, deeper learning I am excited to join this chat to better my future teaching in the classroom.
Hi there! I'm a pre service from Alberta, Canada. I'm looking forward to talking with other teachers who are involved in elementary school teaching. That's where I hope to end up after finishing my degree #2ndchat
A1: I have always LOVED stories and loved writing them. The earliest story I can remember writing was about a pig that wanted to join the circus to be a clown. I still remember my front cover illustration! #2ndchat
A1: I vividly remember the first oral story I told accompanying a drawing I did in second grade. I was so proud of the turkeys I drew hula dancing in front of Big Ben in 2nd grade. I had a rather large imagination when I was younger. #2ndchat
Hi, Kendra! So glad you are here! I LOVE when preservice teachers join us. I SO wish I had Twitter to help me learn before I stepped into my 1st classroom. I would have been so much better! :) #2ndchat
A1: I have always LOVED stories and loved writing them. The earliest story I can remember writing was about a pig that wanted to join the circus to be a clown. I still remember my front cover illustration! #2ndchat
AWh...that's sad. You know I don't think I developed a love of writing at school. Both of my parents were teachers and I think they encouraged me at home to write. #2ndchat
A1: I don't remember much about my first writing experience in the classroom. But I very clearly remember verbal storytelling with my classmates, teachers, and younger siblings every day. I wanted to make sure that they knew everything that I knew #2ndchat
You know I think that the reason kids don't like writing is because for many it is a chore instead of an opportunity to share their ideas with others which is why these tools are so powerful. #2ndchat
A2: I love to use books as mentor texts, conversations about life experiences and also videos. Literacy Shed is my favorite video resource for inspiring writing. https://t.co/tiRDuUuRxS#2ndchat
I remember riding to dance lessons with a dance dad who told the best stories. Every time he drove we begged him to tell@us a story. He could make up the funniest stories that always took up the entire half hour car ride! An esp. good night it continued on the way home! #2ndchat
A2: I usually started my kiddos off with just oral story telling. We would work through the whole class and give them the opportunity to be able to tell some story from their life. I think it's easier for them to compose a story if they have the schema. #2ndchat
I can't believe I have never shared it with you before. It is PERFECT for writing prompts/inspirations or STEM challenges or reading mini-lessons. Just make sure people watch them first because it has videos for k-high school #2ndchat
A2: I also like using the book The Fanstastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore! It's a great book about the POWER of our words. I always give my students the mantra "Everyone has a story and every story is important!" https://t.co/heZ4jDsH3Q#2ndchat
A2: I definitely think that oral storytelling can help students learn to love making stories. From there, using some form of video, or even music lyrics, could potentially help students grow in their storytelling ability #2ndchat
I very much agree with that. I think we've had to push out writing just to tell a story to make room for writing with reading comprehension in mind. Which is sad for everyone involved. No joy from writing. #2ndchat
Your personal kids would like them, too! Just preview them since they include such a wide age range. The KS1 shed is a good place for primary teachers to start. #2ndchat
Music is SOOOO powerful! The mood can help students in their writing. Check out this Google Slides on Spooky Music Writing https://t.co/YmfpXfOX4U! Perfect for Halloween! #2ndchat
A2: I use movie scores (not the soundtracks) to play during writing. The music is usually a mix of calm and dramatic. When a dramatic part comes on, I always say, "Someone must be writing something with excitement- just listen to that music!" :) #2ndchat
A2 (sorry, going back to it) The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg is a GREAT kick off for mysterious, spooky stories during October. :) #2ndchat
A4: I've become more of a Chromebook person when it comes to technology and writing. Boo, Google Slides, Google Docs. Let's not forget about all the templates (journals, brochures, etc.) for Google from people like @alicekeeler: https://t.co/NF3nP0yTRp#2ndchat
A4: I just remembered I need to do the Create Jack-o-lantern writing prompt! :) So glad this chat is tonight so I can do that on Friday during computer lab! #2ndchat
You could send that to a parent with the present in the URL share code and it would look like a book! They can also download it as a PDF to send to parents! I think it's SOOOOOOO cool all the things we can do with tech! #2ndchat
A5: We mark our writing workshop notebooks with a writing ideas/organization section and then a section for writing the stories. We skip lines so edits are easier. In Google Drive, kids make a folder and share it with me so I can help them. #2ndchat
A5 #2ndchat We use notebooks to keep organized this year.
(again, it's new) Wondering what publishing will look like.... our NB has a sketch part at the top and lines at the bottom. That's nice for early in the year...for now!
A5: We kept a fold with all our writing in it. My kiddos wrote our writing mantra on the front of it "Everyone has a story and everyone's story is important!" Naturally, Google Drive was easy to organize with a folder too. #2ndchat
If you want digital versions- Bookcreator or Google apps would work. ARe you guys a GAFE school? Could they publish using voice to text to help them when needed if you do not have keyboards for your ipads. #2ndchat
I did love those journals! Could you publish by using alternative papers? Provide the students with a wealth of different formats to choose from. They could edit in the notebook and copy the edited work to the writing papers? #2ndchat
I've also seen plenty of teachers use notebooks with younger grades (grades 1-3). But I've rarely seen notebooks used beyond those grades. It makes me think that, once they've reached grade 4, using Google Docs in order to keep things organized would be a lot better. #2ndchat
I think that might correlate with devices available to older students. We're trying to go 1:1 chromebooks with older students.The Littles don't quite have 1:https://t.co/Yk3RnRuYRY's easier to keep up with a writer's notebook or practice writing with paper and pencil. #2ndchat
The amount of time I actually get to spend with the upper grades is limited, if only because of the fact that I only see them once a week. So it's definitely possible that I just miss out on the on-paper writing. I'd love to be able to see the whole process. #2ndchat
Mine still need the paper part but I have found that in the last few years, they make lots of changes on the typed version that is not on the paper. #2ndchat
A6: I usually have a separate writing mini-lesson time and then they begin writing for a few minutes after the lesson but have to finish during centers the next day. I wish I had more time. I do have longer sections of writing built in though. #2ndchat
A6: I felt it was super important to have writing time embedded, but also stand alone time to write. My students came in the door and either choose to read or write. At some point in the day, I also taught a mini lesson with a writing skill. #2ndchat
A6: One of my most favorite things to try last year was seminar time. Based on interest and things I saw that needed support in student writing, I structured a seminar time for students to sign up and come to a seminar on that skill. They were pumped for choice! #2ndchat
Mine get the same choice in the morning. They can choose between reading and writing. I have noticed that more kids choose reading at the beginning but later more choose writing. #2ndchat
Q7: Last one is just for fun! Let’s have some writing fun! Go to
https://t.co/EtcK0r1nku. Tell us a microstory in 280 characters. Don’t forget part of that will be using the hashtag #2ndchat.
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A7: Traveling through time is fun most of the time, but not when you land on a needle in a haystack. That's right, I left 2018 and landed right on a needle in a haystack in 1812. What are the odds? Oh well, I need to hike through these woods to find the way back. #2ndchat
