Mrs. Huff's Stuff: Authors and Artists Writing Club!: May 2019

Friday, May 3, 2019

"Spring Is" poetry

My "Budding" class learned a fancy new word: ONOMATOPOEIA! This big word is simple to understand: when words sound like their meaning. We had fun exploring the sounds of spring in this Fill-in-the-blank poem.

"Spring is When," by Matthew (1st grade)

"Spring is When," by Charlize (2nd grade)

"Spring is When," by Seoyoon (2nd grade)

Pledge of Allegiance Translation

The Pledge of Allegiance is a recitation that many children say without truly understanding what they are saying. These are some big, crucial words! What DO they mean? My "Budding" class had a fun time learning dictionary skills (YES, they are still important!) and looking up those hard words. We then wrote a "translation" of the Pledge of Allegiance, reciting words we could understand so we could comprehend the true meaning and learn some awesome vocabulary. We then got to make our own flags out of construction paper and stickers. Here is Beatrice's (3rd grade) project!

About the Teacher

Mrs. Huff has taught Language Arts for over 20 years. After being a classroom teacher for 12 years, she chose a new career path in teaching writing workshops and tutoring in order to stay home with her young children. She loves teaching creative writing, reading, and grammar. She specializes in teaching elementary school grades, but enjoys assisting older students with their writing as well. She offers both in-person and online workshops and tutoring sessions. Mrs. Huff is Barton trained and certified, and has experience tutoring dyslexic students. She loves to see their growth and improvement in reading, writing, and spelling.

Mrs. Huff's hobbies include coaching volleyball, photography, scrapbooking, writing, and spending time with her family. She has a daughter and a son, both "graduates" from the "Authors and Artists" program!

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What Parents and Students have said about the workshop:

"The small group environment allowed for lots of personalized attention and immediate feedback. My daughter loved the workshop and came home raving about the creative writing assignments which included group, partner, and individual writing."

"It amazed me how my son was excited to stay after school for an academic-style club. Mrs. Huff made the classroom environment comfortable and light after a long day's work at school, yet encouraged hard work and focus and got the kids to produce great things. We loved the program!"

"I loved Mrs. Huff's teaching style and enthusiasm."

"I never thought I'd hear the words 'awesome' and 'writing' in the same sentence from my son, but that's what he said after the first class."

"My daughter absolutely loved the workshop. It made her think, and challenged her to write something different. She loves writing, and this gave her a scheduled time to do what she loves best with a teacher's guidance. Plus, she loved her teacher!"

"Authors and Artists is my favorite part of the day."

"This workshop is hard work..... but it's fun work!"

"I was very impressed with Mrs. Huff's manner with the children. There was a sense of mutual respect in the classroom between the teacher and students. The students were comfortable and worked hard, but had fun!"