I think one of the biggest things that I am learning from this class is to model, model, model. This is a great concept for teachers to wrap their minds around and use in the classroom. It is a great idea to show students what we expect and how to achieve what we are looking [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Shared Readings
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Pirate Adventure
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Can you imagine a children’s faces when they walk into a classroom that is prepared for a unit on pirates! They would be so excited about the lesson that they will be a part of. I love the idea of having the books spread out over the room (fiction and nonfiction) that are waiting to [...]
Integrating Instructional-Level Social Studies Trade Books
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love the end of this article when reference is made to the fact that teachers should see their students as individuals. That statement is so true. When I look out over my classroom I want to see individual children with needs and wants, not just a sea of faces. What a difference we as [...]
Poetry and Me
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I struggle greatly with poetry. After class, I realized that a lot of my fear and struggle with poetry comes from the way that it was taught in school. I was totally petrified of poetry because I could not understand it and I was supposed to figure out the “hidden meanings.” What did the author [...]
My Name and Its History
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My name is Peggy and the name is English. It is a diminutive of the name Margaret. The medieval variant is Meggie. No one knows for sure how the change went from Meggie to Peggy. The Greek meaning of the name Peggy is pearl. There are only 1 or fewer people with that name in [...]
Chapter 2 Notebook Know How
Posted in Class Posts on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What are your overall impressions of the book? This book is proving me to be more interesting than I had anticipated! When we had our first day of class and I realized I was going to have to keep a writing journal I dreaded it, but Notebook Know How is a book that makes keeping [...]
