{"id":6174,"date":"2026-03-27T20:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=6174"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:26:58","slug":"writing-at-canyon-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=6174","title":{"rendered":"Writing at Canyon Ranch!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3145.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3145.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3145.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3145-300x174.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I spent the day at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coppellisd.com\/o\/cre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canyon Ranch Elementary<\/a> in Irving, TX!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-5-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-5-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-5-2.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-5-2-300x190.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> I enjoyed meeting some very creative students as I hosted three writing workshops with all the 5th graders! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-1-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"626\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-1-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-1-2.jpeg 626w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-1-2-300x230.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And during lunch I got to meet three of the library Shelf Scouts: Aanya, Pranavi, and Talia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-2-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-2-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-2-2.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-2-2-300x102.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-3-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-3-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-3-2.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260327_155914-3-2-300x111.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope everyone had as much fun as I did. You were all wonderful audience members with great questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3159-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"636\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3159-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3159-2.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3159-2-300x227.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Mrs. Grijalva and the Canyon Ranch PTO for having me out! Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Sharief for the tasty lunch. Thanks to Shivaani for drawings from my workshop (she can draw fez monkeys much better than I can). And the biggest thanks of all goes to all the Canyon Ranch 5th graders! Keep reading, keep writing, and I hope some of my writing tips help you in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3164.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3164.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3164.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3164-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I spent the day at Canyon Ranch Elementary in Irving, TX! I enjoyed meeting some very creative students as I hosted three writing workshops with all the 5th graders! And during lunch I got to meet three of the library Shelf Scouts: Aanya, Pranavi, and Talia! 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