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Extra, Extra, @LimestoneDSB educators. Rapid Rundowns start up again next week! Check your email and your MyLDSB feed for more information. Almost every other Wednesday from now until Term 2 is posted below. First one is next week with @mmemarlow & @MonsieurIngola. See you there!
Motivation-Ppl like a challenge & kids are people. When u ask them to take on something hard, let them in on the secret so they can take on the challenge with the right mindset & so they can be proud when they meet the challenge –& we will make sure that they meet the challenge
How Can I Teach with Books that are Two Years Above Student Reading Levels?
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ALT “Years ago, a conversation with a quieter student convinced me to change ‘class participation’ to ‘class engagement.’ It should not be a contest to see who speaks the most. Assess involvement in learning no matter how it looks in each student.” —Amy P.
Another fun way to complement your systematic and explicit phonics program into body breaks!!
Research suggests: Consider integrating whole body movement into the learning of ABCs! 🤸 🔠
Learn more about the research here: edut.to/4e9WzAs
ALT When learning their ABCs, children who used whole body movements to mimic the letters of the alphabet—slithering like a snake as they hissed the “sss” sound, for example—improved their recall of letter-sound pairings and doubled their ability to recognize hard-to-learn sounds, such as the difference between the sounds that c makes in cat and sauce, compared to kids who wrote and spoke letter-sound pairings at their desks. Consider integrating whole body movement into the learning of ABCs, the research suggests. Source: Damsgaard et al., 2022
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New school year. So much to do. But before everything, kids. Let’s stay student focused, student centered. 2024-25 will be amazing.
#teaching #teachingideas #teachingresources #teachingkids #schoolyear20242025 #school #educationmatters
Ahhh - what an incredible time today at Executive Function Field Day - thanks @jessilalonde @MrsWest_LDSB & @LCFaith… can’t wait to bring it back to school ❤️🧠🗣️🤩
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🚀 Exciting news for educators! 🚀
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Dive into our blog to learn more about how these templates can transform your teaching. 📚✨
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Yes!! That is the key - seems like it would be easier since you give them 1/2 the sentence, but alas, no! They have to think harder.
I did this last year-at first I thought it was going to be “easier” b/c I did it as a scaffold but quickly noticed that it was trickier for Ss ….AND that they were making better & awesome connections & sentences! I havent read this (yet) but adding to the expanding #tbr list! ❤️
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Controlling parenting isn't good for kids. It puts their well-being at risk.
238 studies, 38 countries, 126k ppl: Kids with controlling parents have higher rates of depression and anxiety. Kids with autonomy-supportive parents are happier.
Freedom is a foundation of well-being.
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We celebrate our learning at end of each day in all of our classes! In class #4 we share what we are proud of and why.
“I am proud of my writing”
Because…
“I added all capital letters to the start”
Building oral language and confidence! @ReadALotLDSB
Last day of small groups @ReadALotLDSB - these assistants lead our word chains! Incredible seeing students read each word (from code they hadn’t yet consolidated just weeks before!!!) & guide their peers! Amazing! Have a great summer & happy reading!
📖🙌❤️📖🙌❤️📖🙌❤️
After 10 years, it’s time to pass the @ReadALotLDSB torch to @MrsMatthewsLDSB! I’ve been incredibly proud of the countless lives touched and the lifelong love of reading this program has inspired. Thank you to all our amazing staff and students. 📚 #EndOfAnEra
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❤️ When #students dysregulate and exhibit unexpected behaviors, they are thinking with the emotional part of their brain at that moment. This is not a teachable moment. It is a time to connect, not correct. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter
ALT Children and their backpacks.
Class4 @ReadALotLDSB @MollyBrant_LDSB has been practicing positive self talk alongside building our literacy skills - as we celebrate our final days we read an excerpt from a favourite 📕#JustBecause @McConaughey during shared fluency 🎉🗣️❤️
& This shootout goes to @KFPL for the digital access to so many amazing 📚 we were able to share together in class 4 🙌@ReadALotLDSB
During the last few minutes of small literacy groups, students played “be the teacher” - they planned & led word chains based on the targeted code they have been working on @ReadALotLDSB @MollyBrant_LDSB to showcase & extend their learning with their peers 🎉
