Writing Level Markers
Over the last few months, I’ve found a way of grouping my student’s writing that makes it quick to moderate my own judgments of each sample. It started off as a quick few post-it...
Tagged: writing
Paul Jennings – Legend
His books still grace the ears and eyes of my class, even 30-40 years after they were written. Naturally, I make sure I read them to each and every class I can. This video...
The Impact of Daily 5 Continues
Introduction Previously I wrote about the impact of Daily 5 in a Year 3 and 4 class. In this article I focus in on some of those students, as well as others, who have...
The Impact of Daily 5
Introduction I have seen first hand the benefits of Daily 5, as have the initiators of the programme when they first started it. In this article I focus in on one particular student in...
Hekia Parata: Let’s be better learning
I do love it when the Minister writes an open letter. It means she says what she thinks people want to hear, rather than what she actually does when people aren’t looking, taking the...
Writers Workshop – Class flowchart
Recently I began using Writers Workshop in the class to co-exist within the Daily 5 programme that I run. One of the first things I do whenever embarking on a new strategy for teaching...