Resetting Routines After Break: A Tip for Tomorrow from Stacey

Happy New Year!

Students may have forgotten some of the routines and procedures used in the classroom. Taking the first few days to reteach routines after a school vacation benefits everyone so that writing workshop runs smoothly again.

Book: Welcome to Writing Workshop: Engaging Today's Students with a Model  That Works
Pod Episode: Plan Boxes will Inspire You: Tip for Tomorrow

Check out these Two Writing Teachers blog posts for more information on routines.

• A Game Plan for Writing Workshop Transitions
• Classroom Routines Made Simpler with QR Codes
• How to Get Kids to Write More Each Day
• Interactive Modeling
• Sharpen Your Workshop Routines Blog Series (contains links to six posts)
• The Importance of Establishing Routines
• The Silent Hero: Routines and Procedures
• Writing Workshop Expectations

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