Mr. Stick

 I'm a huge fan of the program WritingFix.  This site has a ton of writing lessons!  If you don't know about it already, you need to know about Mr. Stick.  Mr. Stick has changed my life as a writing teacher.  I have always had a hard time getting my kids to love "writing" but getting them to love Mr. Stick....no problem!   Corbett Harrison is the man.  Go over to Writing Fix and read about Mr. Stick in detail.  I have, of course, tweaked it to work for my kids, and they love it.  My artists love drawing the backgrounds to scenes; my non-artists love that all that have to do is draw a stick figure.  We do the lessons in our notebooks, and then I often have them recopy them for the hallway.  Here are a couple of examples of our verb tenses Mr. Stick:

Sealed with a kiss!

This one cracks me up the most because this seems to be about me and my husband!! 

Write on.

12 comments

  1. I'm a brand new follower!

    sblake1[at]student[dot]framingham[dot]edu

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  2. Pinned something on pinterest! :)

    http://pinterest.com/pin/58828338852613494/

    sblake1[at]student[dot]framingham[dot]edu

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  3. I'm so excited to find another 5th grade teacher who blogs!! I'm a new follower!

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  4. i'm a follower and mentioned your lovely blog on mine! come over to receive your award :o)

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  5. :) hard work but still very enjoyable! I'm learning so much and cannot wait to apply everything to my own classroom next school year.

    Peace, Love, and No. 2 Pencils

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  6. I follow on google connect as "anash"
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  7. I follow you and I put you on facebook =)

    Misty
    Think, Wonder, & Teach
    mrspoland.class@gmail.com

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  8. I am a follower and pinned your ZAP! game on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/pin/259168153526404861/

    Ms. D
    L(dot)DiBella7@gmail(dot)com

    "The Superlative Six"
    http://superlativesix.blogspot.com/

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  9. I am a new follower. Love the Mr. Stick idea.

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  10. I am a brand new follower. I pinned your Zap Game idea here: http://pinterest.com/pin/74872412525067408/

    Mindy

    mwells@ourwayschool.com

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  11. I am a new follower. I posted about your blog on FB.
    ❀Beth Ann❀
    Taming My Flock of Firsties
    bakteach16@gmail.com

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  12. I too am teaching 5th/6th grade writing this year. Thank you for the heads up on WritingFix. I look forward to our own tales of "Mr. Stick."

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