I think that your comment below is an example of very powerful teaching. For one thing, and there are many others, it lets kids know that learning is about weaving connected ideas over time. And, it promotes that sustaining thinking on a particular idea is critical to learning something well. Elisa
Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada As for my writing mini-lessons, I may need to just spend more days on a topic and spread out what I need to say over a few days in order to keep my lessons short, especially when it is a topic that I know they struggle with (like using dialogue). I just feel the pressure to cover a lot of ground by February, so I think I tend to over plan. Thanks for all of your good advice. I knew I would find some answers on this list. :) Mary
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