Shameer Bismilla
My Very Favorite Book In The Whole Wide World
This book is a gem. My Very Favorite Book In The Whole Wide World is written by Super Bowl Champion and literacy advocate Malcolm...
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Shameer Bismilla
Dec 14, 2020
Sharing The Planet - Oceans
I can't believe that the term is over... I was thrilled to see the children digging deeper, practicing their research skills. Being a...
Shameer Bismilla
Nov 7, 2020
Asking Questions
In our reading workshop, we are applying our metacognition skills. Metacognition is thinking about one’s thinking. It is the foundation...
Shameer Bismilla
Oct 24, 2020
Trigraphs
Teaching trigraphs to Grade 2s.
Shameer Bismilla
Oct 16, 2020
Making Connections
Readers make connections while they interact with the text that they read.
Shameer Bismilla
Oct 16, 2020
Just write from the heart!
"I don't have anything to write about", "I don't have a story" - sounds familiar? This seems to be a common roadblock between your...
Shameer Bismilla
Oct 11, 2020
Author Celebration!
Writing conferences happen when you converse with students; you listen to students talk about their writing. You look at students work...
Shameer Bismilla
Oct 2, 2020
"What do you notice?"
A simple question “What do you notice?” allows young writers to see how sentences are being used to create meaning. The children are...
Shameer Bismilla
Oct 1, 2020
Life Cycle
During our Unit of Inquiry, students have enjoyed learning about what makes us unique as humans, what makes humans similar yet different...
Shameer Bismilla
Sep 30, 2020
I Am Every Good Thing
"I Am Every Good Thing" has a powerful positive message for all young readers. It encourages children to celebrate their uniqueness. I...
Shameer Bismilla
Sep 27, 2020
Life Cycle
We can see the presence of wonder in a Grade two classroom. Children thrive in an enviroment that supports their thirst for learning....
Shameer Bismilla
Sep 26, 2020
Making Thinking Visible
During Reader's Workshop sessions, children used thinking-stem statements ("I am thinking... I am noticing... I am wondering... I am...
Shameer Bismilla
Sep 20, 2020
Small Moments
What is a small moment? A small moment is taking an event, "zooming in" on a specific thing that happened in that event and writing about...
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