Two simple but profound picture books that discuss the concept of mindfulness and emotional literacy. Both books teach young children to...

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Mr Peek’s small misunderstanding can ruin everyone’s day at the zoo. It reminds me of the powerful quote by Dr Wayne Dyer - the words you...

Readers make connections while they interact with the text that they read.

"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...

Writing conferences happen when you converse with students; you listen to students talk about their writing. You look at students work...

Here are some of my favourite books that can be used for Reader's Workshop, ideally in Grade 3: How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell...

Here are some of the books we read this week - books that support reader's and writer's workshop lessons. We had fun studying how authors...

A simple question “What do you notice?” allows young writers to see how sentences are being used to create meaning. The children are...

During our Unit of Inquiry, students have enjoyed learning about what makes us unique as humans, what makes humans similar yet different...

"I Am Every Good Thing" has a powerful positive message for all young readers. It encourages children to celebrate their uniqueness. I...

The children learn about phonics when they read text. They study and notice the words and use prompts below to discuss with their...

This book gives a strong message to the younger readers who feel that they are not good enough and they need affirmations from others to...

We can see the presence of wonder in a Grade two classroom. Children thrive in an enviroment that supports their thirst for learning....

During Reader's Workshop sessions, children used thinking-stem statements ("I am thinking... I am noticing... I am wondering... I am...

The words and illustrations in 'Power of One' beautifully convey the important message of being kind to one another. We have to teach...

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...

How do you identify yourself? How do you see yourself? The Grade 2s have enjoyed exploring the concept of identity. They read a variety...

Grade 2 students are learning to be a purple person. A purple person is someone that asks question, stands up for what’s right and most...

We read various books and realised that while our worlds may look different, we are also very much the same. We also discussed our...