“I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.” -Dudley Field Malone “You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue–agree with him.” -Ed Howe “The air is about the only remaining thing that’s free, and it is becoming dangerous to breathe.” – Anon. TheContinue reading “Funny Quotes to use with teaching paired texts.”
Monthly Archives: May 2022
End of year ideas
As the year comes to an end, poetry is something students all need a little more practice in for the next year to come. Pick out a few classics that are more on the fun side for students. Needs some ideas? Here you go. “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes (Hughes poems can be putContinue reading “End of year ideas”
Planning to get my doctorate in Education and scholarships available like earning a bold.org scholarship
As a teacher of twenty-three years, it is an educational utopian dream for higher education to continue on to my next step of pursuing my doctorate in Educational Philosophies and Practices. With all the demands and rigor of today’s educational needs for both the classroom teacher and students, it is important that thoughtful, careful considerationContinue reading “Planning to get my doctorate in Education and scholarships available like earning a bold.org scholarship”
More poetry ideas for the elementary classroom
Whether for paired units or as the set to introduce a text, good poetry close reading analysis is needed for future problem solvers and the rigor of standards-based instruction. Here are a few more ideas for poetry in the elementary classroom that aligns with the rigor needed for good standards-based instruction. Heroes of the TitanicContinue reading “More poetry ideas for the elementary classroom”
How do I add classic poetry into the elementary classroom?
Common Core and Standards-Based classroom create rigorous analysis for the ELA classroom. And justly so. Readying students for rigorous careers, jobs, and problem solving in life requires rigorous instruction. A hundred years ago the language used for writing WAS more rigorous. As writers continue to write through the decades, school teachers are in constant searchContinue reading “How do I add classic poetry into the elementary classroom?”
Character Development- digging deeper
Sometimes we need to dig deeper into what the author might do to develop the characters inside a story. How were they created in the first place? How did their attributes develop? Were they they before the novel started or created as the story developed? Close reading practices should analyze characters for deep understanding justContinue reading “Character Development- digging deeper”
Forward Thinking in Today’s Classroom
Is Merlin shaking my tree roots? Too many educators have the philosophy that the way they always “did it” will always work. Yes, many practices remain pertinent to the core foundation of reading, writing, mathematics and the social sciences, but there are technologies in place with each movement and generation that should be instinctually analyzedContinue reading “Forward Thinking in Today’s Classroom “
ELA On The Move 