The next day, when their garden pictures were complete, the students paired up and did a "point and talk- point to your picture and talk to your partner about it". …
Mother's day has now passed but Father's day is just around the corner. Here are a few of my favorite books that I like to read to inspire writing about "mom" and…
In the primary classes at my school last week, in honor of Mother's Day, we wrote about "Mom" ("Mother", "Mama", "Mummy", "Mum", "Ma", "Mama") I read "My Mum" by Anthony Browne as…
On April 25th-26th I had the privilege of presenting at the 2013 Saskatchewan Reading Conference in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. They have had the snowiest winter in history in Saskatchewan and there was still snow on…
Auguston Traditional School - Abbotsford On April 24th, I was invited to Auguston Traditional School in Abbotsford to do some Writing Power demonstration lessons with K-5 classes. This was a…
Jamie Lee Curtis is an author I use often for teaching and practicing making connections. Her books always seem to touch a chord with younger children and provide many "connectable"…