Here is a great article that talks about how we sometimes unintentionally kill the love of reading for our students.  Thanks Hanna Foy, at Montecito, for sharing!

stop killing the love of reading

Thank you to all who turned out last night for our first of three book club sessions, exploring Daily 5/Daily 3.  

Here is the powerpoint from the presentation:

daily 5 session 1 powerpoint

What happens when a young boy picks up a single piece of litter?  He doesn’t know it, but his tiny act has big consequences.  What Matters gently explores nature’s connections, from the minuscule to the monumental, and traces the ripple effects of one child’s good deed to show how we can all make a big difference

Thank you to Leah Dixon, from University Highlands, for sharing with us a great picture book to use when teaching students about effective self and peer assessment.  This book will have your class laughing, while at the same time learning about how to accept compliments as well as criticism.  

“Thanks for the Feedback, I Think!”  by Julia Cook

Thank you to Faye Brownlie who shared this great analogy, comparing deeper thinking with scuba diving!