Drama work stations often strike fear in the hearts of many educators. In a recent workshop with teachers I showed a video clip on how to introduce the drama station in a 1st grade classroom from Launching Literacy Stations. At this station, two children work together to read or retell a familiar book. In the [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Drama!
Posted in Work stations, tagged drama work stations on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Poetry Friday: Last Spring
Posted in Poetry Friday on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This mild winter is making me think of an early spring… Happy Poetry Friday! Last Spring By Gottfried Benn Fill yourself up with the forsythias and when the lilacs flower, stir them in too with your blood and happiness and wretchedness, the dark ground that seems to come with you. Sluggish days. [...]
Poetry Friday: To Althea,from Prison
Posted in Poetry Friday on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is maybe one of my favorite love poems. But more than love, it speaks about how freedom is found in the mind and in the heart and not in our surroundings. I hope you had a chance this week to celebrate the love in your life! To Althea, from Prison Richard Lovelace When Love [...]
Starting out with math work stations
Posted in math on February 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In first and second grade, I recommend starting to introduce math stations in the second week of school. You’ll need the first week or so to begin to get to know your students and teach basic procedures as well as to do some review of familiar math concepts. Things children already know how to do [...]
Poetry Friday: The Snowman
Posted in Poetry Friday on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Young children (and older ones, too) love to build snowmen! You might use this poem to help your students learn to visualize. Read the poem together several times during the week. Have children sketch what they picture in their mind. Then make copies of the poem and place them in your poetry station. Students will [...]
Poetry Friday: Another snow poem
Posted in My travels, Poetry Friday on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I love the images in this poem. It reminds me of a drive I took from Washington, DC to the mountains of Virginia recently. Huge, thick flakes of snow were whirling around me in the gray sky. It was just beautiful! Snow Towards Evening by Melville Cane Suddenly the sky turned gray, The day, Which [...]
