Teachers love poetry too! We should be reading and creating it as much as we want our students to. Last night was a fun 4th grade chat ( #4thchat) on Twitter with other 4th grade teachers. The topic was poetry and one teacher, Nancy Carroll @ncarroll24 asked: Does anyone write poems alongside their students?” [...]
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Poetry is great! ‘Come on, don’t you agree? Poetry can be sweet and rhyme-y or in-your-face and raw. It contains so much passion, so many illusions. It can tell a story, describe an emotion, explain a situation or throw down the truth. But how much time do we actually commit to poetry in our classrooms? [...]
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Just in time for April (Poetry Month) and as a send out to March (Literacy Month), I’ve finally epublished my latest eresource – The Poetry Project as the first in a series I will continue to add to in the months ahead. The series of books is The Independent Project Series. The purpose of these [...]
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Pre-Game excitement – You know what I mean. You get dressed up, read up on stats, pump yourself up, maybe put on a little rock and roll and get excited about what’s about to happen on the field or court or ring. So what does this have to do with reading? Plenty. Our students need [...]
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Earlier this week, we brought you Kristina’s piece on Writing. Today she reflects on reading and the importance of establishing a love of reading in our students. She concludes with a perspective on assessment. ~EMP The Story: The success I had last year with the reading intervention program Language! was not simply a result of [...]
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This week, Kristina Peterson is back with a two part series about reading and writing and how two experiences have influenced hers as a teacher. You will enjoy these reflective pieces and I encourage you to add your own thoughts too. First – Writing… ~EMP The Story: Eleven years ago I created a portfolio for [...]
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Please welcome Alvina Lopez who brings us a great list to share with parents. I plan to use this post for Literacy Month by adding a link in an email to parents. It is our hope you find this useful! ~EMP Most parents, starting from when their children are very young, become anxious about their [...]
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1:1 technology implies that each student in a classroom has access to a piece of effective technology be it a computer, laptop, tablet or other electronic devise. Many classrooms across the country and around the world are implementing, this while others are barely there…yet! It may be the classroom of the future for some teachers, [...]
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As the saying goes, don’t judge a book by its cover. While this is no doubt sound advice for choosing literature and making friends, there is something to say for a well-constructed, intelligent book cover. Just as a novel’s sentence structure and diction can be analyzed for themes, motifs, and meaning, a book’s cover can [...]
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