Inklewriter
Add some additional flavour to your writing programme by having your students create their own Choose Your Own Adventure story
Two Inklewriter stories
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Ladder by MarkHenryC
Explore these sites for resources and lesson plans for the Kindergarten to 3 classroom.
Friday, July 21, 2017
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
How Visual Thinking Improves Writing
"Younger kids typically love to draw and aren’t too worried about the outcomes of their artwork — until they get older. By the time they’ve learned to read and write, art takes a back burner to academics, primarily because of what most schools prioritize. Over time it becomes harder for kids to think in pictures the way they once did. But what if students were encouraged to think in pictures alongside words?".....
"Younger kids typically love to draw and aren’t too worried about the outcomes of their artwork — until they get older. By the time they’ve learned to read and write, art takes a back burner to academics, primarily because of what most schools prioritize. Over time it becomes harder for kids to think in pictures the way they once did. But what if students were encouraged to think in pictures alongside words?".....
Saturday, July 15, 2017
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
SHEL SILVERSTEIN POETRY SAMPLING
Pinterest collection of Shel's Poetry
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/shel-silverstein
A singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, award-winning children's writer, and actor, Shel Silverstein grew up in Chicago. He started out as a cartoonist, ...
Guide to the World of Shel Silverstein
BEST SHEL SILVERSTEIN POEMS
20 FAVOURITE SHEL POEMS
Teaching Resources for Shel Silverstein
Pinterest collection of Shel's Poetry
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/shel-silverstein
A singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, award-winning children's writer, and actor, Shel Silverstein grew up in Chicago. He started out as a cartoonist, ...
Guide to the World of Shel Silverstein
BEST SHEL SILVERSTEIN POEMS
20 FAVOURITE SHEL POEMS
Teaching Resources for Shel Silverstein
Friday, July 14, 2017
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Site of the Day
Technology Task/App Challenges for Teachers
Thank you, Ron Burke for sharing. A wealth of resources here.
Thank you, Ron Burke for sharing. A wealth of resources here.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Site of the Day ... The Art of Education
Why You Should Incorporate Art Challenges in Your Room This School Year
Students love a good challenge and thinking outside the box.
Sue
Students love a good challenge and thinking outside the box.
Sue
Sunday, July 09, 2017
CONTROL ALT ACHIEVE
EMOJI ACTIVITIES
JUST ONE OF THE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED BY ERIC CURTIS
Eric Curtis is a Google Apps for Education Genius, and his blog is CHOCK FULL OF RESOURCES AND IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT GOOGLE APPS INTO THE CURRICULUM! Well worth bookmarking.
JUST ONE OF THE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED BY ERIC CURTIS
Eric Curtis is a Google Apps for Education Genius, and his blog is CHOCK FULL OF RESOURCES AND IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT GOOGLE APPS INTO THE CURRICULUM! Well worth bookmarking.
Thursday, July 06, 2017
TeachThought &Teach100
Who We Are
TeachThought was founded and is directed by Terry Heick, an author and former classroom teacher interested in rethinking how we think about K-12 teaching and learning.
Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Using News Sites for Language Arts
Control Alt Acheive with Google Docs and News Sites
The original idea goes like this…
The original idea goes like this…
- Students are given a magazine article and a black marker.
- They are instructed to read the article and decide what text is critical to the main point of the article and what text is not.
- Next they use the marker to black out any text that is not critical, leaving behind just the main ideas........
Thanks to Eric Curtis
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
One-Page Fiction Reading/Thinking Passages Aligned with Core Priorities
Center for Urban Education Resources
Center for Urban Education Resources
All provide opportunities to develop students' competence for Common Core Anchor Reading Standard 1:
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it;
cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Select Reading Passages by Grade Level
Select Reading Passages by Grade Level