Bringing Pictures to Life: Teaching with Graphic Novels
Beverley Brenna knows what children like to read. She has written award-winning children’s books. She teaches prospective English teachers in the University of Saskatchewan’s ...
Literacy
Coding for Kids: The New ABC’s of Digital Education
There’s a greater push to teach kids computer coding at school. But you don’t need to be a technology whiz to introduce it to your students.
The Search for the Right Picture Book
I avidly recall a second grade class that would excitedly huddle around my rocking chair for story time. Students scrambled around sliding chairs to the carpet where I read ...
“Where Do Words Come From?”
“Words from other countries can be difficult to spell. Italian gave us macaroni and broccoli, as well.”
Teaching Silent Letters
Silent letters can be tricky to grasp for young students. One way of introducing them to students is to show that those letters aren’t always silent. They can be heard in ...
10 Ways to Read a Poem Out Loud
Try reading the poem as a group sitting in a circle. The poem is read with each person reading one word in turn.