6 Items Categorized "Reading Instructional Principles & Strategies"

Story Vines

What is a Story Vine? A story vine is a really fun activity where you create a vine using yarn, rope, or anything that is thick enough to…

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Using Authentic Sources to Build an Inclusive Classroom Library

Have you ever been inside an elementary school without a library? I have. In that school, teachers were responsible for building classroom libraries from scratch. The priority quickly…

Magic e Literacy Station

Grade 1/2 Magic e Literacy Station British Columbia Grade 2 Curriculum Connections Big idea: Curricular Competency: Content: How It Works! How It Went! Students were split into small…

VR: The Wolves In The Walls

I recently had an amazing opportunity to use virtual reality technology with a local elementary class. The opportunity was led by my instructor and our district’s transformative learning…

Read Alouds

To Start… I recently had the opportunity to spend 3 sessions over 3 weeks with a local elementary class to practice my read-aloud skills. I started by reading…

The One Book That Changed Everything!

The One Book That Changed Everything- Fancy Nancy Fancy Nancy is a popular children’s book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. The series…