Levia Friedman
Literature Circles kicked off in Opal 4!
Opal 4 students met in their new book clubs on Tuesday, November 15. They sat expectantly, eager to get their own copy of the Lewis…
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What does it mean to “Write Under the Influence”?
In her book, Study Driven, Katie Wood Ray talks about immersing children in a genre by having them read well crafted examples of it (mentor…
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Talking Trash: How will children plan to provoke other children to care?
On October 12, 2011, Levia gathered Opal 4 together for a discussion. Levia: Do you remember that we did that trash audit when school started…
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Why are the children so muddy?
We have a place. We have a place in the Arboretum that is already ours. We call it The Creek. We know how to get…
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The Camp Collins Experience
We in Opal 4 are so lucky to have had the opportunity to have our overnight experience at Camp Collins. As the teacher in the…
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Friday Update — Camp Collins!
Opal 4 families welcomed their children back from Camp Collins today, so I wanted to provide a “Friday Update” – talking points for families to…
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The Promise of the First Page
On the first day of school the first thing that I wanted was my own Writer’s Notebook. Then on Wednesday I was thinking, okay, maybe…
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The First Week of School – Making and Taking Time to Connect and Reconnect
I was so excited to start this school year for so many reasons, but one that kept coming into my thinking as I was planning…
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Fifth Grade Project
You don’t think, “I’m going to buy some plastic.” When you go to the grocery store.~E. T. Opal 3 Or do you? Some people do. …
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Sustainability
Did you notice how you reacted to that word? Are you, like the students in Opal 3, noticing that word in many places right now…
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