Literacy Please
You're in the "write" place.
This podcast is for Kindergarten, first, and second grade teachers wanting to gather ideas for writing instruction (with a sprinkle of other literacy topics). With over 20 years of experience and a passion for teaching writing, your host, Stacy, will dig into various topics to bring your writing block to the next level.
As someone who is still in the classroom, Stacy will bring you current information that has been tried and tried again. Along with teaching experience, the host of the Literacy Please podcast has been a writing coach, reading specialist, and has provided professional development in English Language Development.
In each episode, you'll get a real life teacher that doesn't sugarcoat the challenges of teaching writing and has a knack for being a bit too transparent, and you'll find yourself saying, "So it's not just me."
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 17: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Rubric
Writing rubrics elementary students will love must include something kids love: cookies! Help your students understand how rubrics work and how to use them.
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Episode 16: Teaching Word Choice in Writing: Spark Emotion and Imagination
Word choice in writing helps students turn simple sentences into vivid stories. Teach them to use senses, feelings, and strong verbs to bring their words to life.
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Episode 15: Publishing Party Celebration: Big Moments for Little Writers
Celebrate student writing with a fun and simple publishing party! Get tips, ideas, and resources for hosting a successful classroom writing celebration.
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Episode 14: The Best Writing Resources for Students in K-2 Classrooms
Discover the best writing resources for K–2 classrooms—tools that build independence, boost confidence, and make teaching writing easier every day.
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Episode 13: Journal Writing in the Great Outdoors
Journal writing builds independence, creativity, and calm in Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade classrooms. Switch it up and try it in the great outdoors!
Learn:
- how to get started
- benefits
- writing topics
- …
Episode 12: Practical Writing Workshop Tips: Creating a Classroom of Independent Writers
Your students can write independently during Writing Workshop by following these seven stages. Find out how you can take your students from guided to independent.
Episode 11: Writing About Reading: 7 Clever Ways To Build Comprehension
Writing and comprehension go hand in hand. Reading response journals, games, activities, and sentence stems will increase your students' reading comprehension.
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Episode 10: Young Author Secrets: from Writing to Celebrating
It's no secret that each young author needs a boost of confidence to develop into excited, imaginative, independent writers. With an idea, a partner, and a writing celebration, your students will gai…
Episode 9: Spelling Assessment K-2: What Do I Do Now?
Whether you call it a spelling assessment or a spelling inventory, they can provide teachers with a generous amount of information about students' literacy skills. Rather than just slipping the test …
Episode 8: Writing Goals for Kindergarten, First, and Second Graders
In this episode, we dive into how to set effective writing goals for kindergarten, first, and second graders. Learn why setting clear, achievable objectives is essential for helping young writers dev…
Writing Tip Tuesday: Color Dictionary
Adding details to writing can sometimes be a challenge for young writers, but the Color Dictionary will help with that. With this resource, you'll see students enjoying writing as they are adding det…
Episode 7: 9 Easy Ideas for Writing Centers for 1st and 2nd Graders
Preparing centers can be time consuming. These ideas for writing centers won't take hours to prepare and your students can use them all year long. From handwriting practice to paragraph writing, you …
Episode 6: Simple Ways Parents Can Help with Writing at Home
Parent conferences can bring up the topic of writing and the struggles children often have with writing. Be prepared with ideas to share with families before they ask, "How can I help my child at hom…
Writing Tip Tuesday: Brave Spelling
Invented spelling is used by students who are still learning to spell. You'll generally see it with kindergartners, first graders, and sometimes second graders since they haven't learned or haven't r…
Episode 5: Writing Partnerships
Writing partners, writing buddies, writing partnerships, it's all the same thing. In this episode, you'll learn how you can get writing partnerships started in your classroom.
You'll hear:
- Why partner…
Episode 4: How to Write a Hook for 1st and 2nd Graders
Writing a hook can be one of the most powerful tools you teach your students. They add creativity and excitement to writing that inspires students to write. In this episode, I'll tell you about five …
Writing Tip Tuesday: Friday Letters
Most teachers love Fridays because. . . well it's Friday. Let me give you another reason to love Fridays. . . Friday Letters.
Narrative writing with a dash of friendly letter and a sprinkle of guided …
Episode 3: Launching Writer's Workshop
Whether you're new to Writer's Workshop or you’ve been doing it for years, this episode has some tips that will set you up for a year of writing success.
You'll learn:
- How students build stamina and ti…
Episode 2: Setting Up Your Classroom for Writing
The environment you create in your classroom has an impact on students. In this episode, I'll give you ideas to design a stress free writing classroom.
- Mindfulness Techniques
- Setting Up a Relaxing Envi…
Episode 1: Get to Know Me
Welcome to the Literacy Please Podcast! I am your host, Stacy, and I have been in education for over 20 years. I love all things literacy, but my passion is teaching children to write. I have made it…