Helping Teachers Inspire Learners
Writing is best celebrated by presenting it to others. We are now into the last unit where we can tie it all together and showcase the writing we’ve done this year. May is all about presentation and to begin with, communication skills. When students are working on their writing and sharing their work aloud regularly, they become more confident in…
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Writers workshop is the perfect place to explore all areas of the curriculum. I’m all about the integration of subjects where possible and this month’s Hooked on Writing is no different. This month, the focus is on poetry but I have also integrated earth and environmental themes through the month with the selection of some wonderful books. Mentor Texts If…
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Teaching communication skills is one of the most important things you can do to help your students learn to read, write and express themselves verbally. Often when we think of oral language development, we think about babies and very young learners like those in preschool. While a good majority of language development DOES occur at this age, there is so…
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This opinion writing unit will use the skills students learned in the last couple of months about learning about voice to use that voice to share an opinion. The mentor texts for this opinion writing unit have strong themes. If you haven’t read Hey, Little Ant, you will be in for a big surprise. To step on an ant or…
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A growth mindset is not only important for students, it is important for teachers too!When I first started teaching, my vision of being a teacher involved me being the center of the classroom. The children would look to me to provide them with the lessons they needed to succeed and move forward to the next grade. There was always time…
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The times they are a changing…Bob Dylan wrote this in one of his songs way back in the 1960’s Today, it could not be more relevant and true. Teachers spend a lot of time throughout their days teaching students about kindness and solving problems. But is this the only way we can help to create a culture of kindness? I…
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