I asked another friend to share some great ideas with you. Please welcome Jana from Thinking out Loud. I love to hear ideas about vocabulary. I think it’s my weakest area. She has some great tips to share! Hello, fans of Tales From Outside the Classroom! My name is Jana from Thinking Out Loud and I love being here today. I hope everyone has a had a fabulous start to the school year. For those
Back to school hit me like a ton of bricks this year! I can’t even begin to describe how tired and drained I’ve been over the last few weeks! Not to mention, changes in my job, a jewelry party at my house, and a few other personal hiccups thrown in, and I left my blog hanging for a while! But, I have some goodies for you for waiting patiently for me to come back! I
I’m a big fan of doing writing activities at the beginning of the year. First, I think it’s the easiest way to get a quick gauge of your students. From one writing task, you can of course see how your student are, overall, as writers. Are they able to produce a piece on demand or do they shut down? How is their sentence construction? You can see their spelling abilities, which often translate to reading
I loved Mary’s ideas for using licorice to make learning more engaging- perfect for those kinesthetic learners! I’m crazy excited to have the phenomenal Miss Kindergarten as a guest today. Hadar is one of the first bloggers I found, and I’m so glad that I’ve gotten to know her over the last few months! I know you’ll love what she’s sharing with you today! Hi everyone! I’m Hadar from Miss Kindergarten and I’m excited to
As you can tell, my blog has been a little abandoned this summer, and it’s only gotten worse the last few weeks. I went back to work two weeks ago and have been doing professional development with my staff, and I’ve been crazy busy with outside commitments. I didn’t want to keep my blog empty, so I asked a few bloggy friends to share a few ideas with you over the next few weeks. I’ll still
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