Places and Spaces
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Labels:
book review,
Debbie Diller,
non-fiction,
organisation,
staff
Nature Up Close
Friday, 18 September 2015

On a lovely day I took my classes out (one by one) to collect 5 different natural items. In order to do this each student was given a small bag which had a number attached to the bag (the number corresponded with their assigned seat number) which was just a laminated number on a string hooked onto the handle. I bought the bags in a pack of 3 from Cheap as Chips for about a $1 each.
Basic Word Walls
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Here is what I have learned over the years about setting up and maintaining a working word wall...
On Fortune's Wheel: Book Review
Saturday, 5 September 2015

Alternative Title: The Tale of Birle
Author: Cynthia Voigt
ISBN: 0689829574
Classification: Fiction
Themes: adventure, self belief, courage
Classification: Fiction
Themes: adventure, self belief, courage
Labels:
book review,
Cynthia Voigt,
fiction,
grade 10,
grade 11,
grade 12,
grade 8,
grade 9
The Writer Within
Friday, 4 September 2015
Encouraging students to write well is occasionally difficult. The first time that someone puts pen to paper they are convinced it is the most fantastic piece of writing ever created...and then they learn to be brutal and edit...and then they embark on become a truly talented writer.
I was very disappointed to learn this week that Authonomy was closing. For those of you who have never used the website, Authonomy was run by HarperCollins and along with reading the work of other writers you could also review and comment. The highlight was the top 5 books being reviewed by HarperCollins...but this is now all closing down.
I was very disappointed to learn this week that Authonomy was closing. For those of you who have never used the website, Authonomy was run by HarperCollins and along with reading the work of other writers you could also review and comment. The highlight was the top 5 books being reviewed by HarperCollins...but this is now all closing down.
Labels:
fiction,
grade 6,
grade 7,
grade 8,
grade 9,
integrated technology,
literacy,
non-fiction
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