Monthly Archives: May 2012

Here is what the youngest students at Henderson Annex wrote collectively about the experience of being ‘them’.   I am as big as a giant who lives in a castle. I am as fiery as the sun shining in the … Continue reading →

This is the final week of my residency at Henderson Annex and I have been very impressed with how all of the kids embraced their writing utensils, fired up their imaginations, challenged themselves to improve their grammar and descriptive language … Continue reading →

Our writers at Henderson Annex are growing in vocabulary, ideas and expression.  On this beautiful, sunny morning, it is my pleasure to post some of their most recent work.  What would you be if you could be any animal or … Continue reading →

This week we used drama to get inside the heads of some of the characters that we were creating.  As a class we created tableaux with our bodies pretending we were either inside or outside “The House On Maple Street” … Continue reading →

Not to be outdone by the older grades at their school, here are a few samples from our first after school writing club for grades two and threes.  Reader beware you will encounter Black Knights, Dark Aces and a twisted … Continue reading →

Recently, I started an after school residency at Henderson Annex Elementary in Vancouver.  The students are amazing!  They are so enthusiastic and willing to explore new ideas.  This week, the grade 3-5 students wrote about what they would be like … Continue reading →