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"…
The Windy Day by Helina Below is a wonderfully playful look at what could happen on a very windy day. I love reading this book and asking the students to…
Windy Day Books - With the windy day we've just had, it's great to pull out some old favorites about wind for making connections! I like to read these books…