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Writing the Songs for Guitar Notes
Guitar Notes Book Trailer
Why You Need Math
Math teacher Mindy LeBlanc had a great idea for a resource for her classroom: a creative writer showing that even writers need to learn math. Here is my video. Teachers, if you can’t access youtube in your classroom, please let me know if you’re aware of a better option than TeacherTube. TeacherTube isn’t processing my videos well for some reason.
My Writer’s Notebook Video
Teachers, you can pause this video in two places in order to stimulate discussion. Pause it right after I ask: Can you guess why I like small notebooks? Allow your students to guess, and then push play to hear my answers. Next, pause it after I ask: Can you guess what else I put in my notebook besides ideas?
How to Hear a Character’s Voice
Teachers, if you can’t access youtube, try teachertube.
Writing Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Teachers if you can’t access youtube, please see teachertube.
Video about the Publishing Process
Here’s my 2-minute youtube video showing the editing and publishing process. Teachers, if you can’t access youtube in the classroom, please use this teachertube link.
A Message for Kids
Teachers and Librarians, if your school blocks youtube, you can see this on teachertube.
Answers about The Naked Mole-Rat Letters
Fifth graders in Ms. Meyers class at MacFarland Intermediate School in Bordentown, NJ, wrote me the most amazing set of letters. I read every single one and decided to answer some of the questions in video form. Cheers!