How I Teach Vocabulary

Many of my students are intimidated by “big words.” I found that if I focused on one word a day, and allowed students to experiment with words via low-stakes writing prompts, the intimidation disappeared. The purpose of these activities is for students to play and experiment with language. One word a day is not the …

Vocabulary Unit #4

Many of my students are intimidated by “big words.” I found that if I focused on one word a day, and allowed students to experiment with words via low-stakes writing prompts, the intimidation disappeared. The purpose of these activities is for students to play and experiment with language. One word a day is not the …

First Week of School “Game Plan”

Here is the “game plan” I follow the first week of school. I say “game plan” because few things in the classroom go exactly as planned. However, these ideas serve as my foundation for the first week. I hope this gives you some ideas you can use with your students. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_bqA35un8EpVCeaTcuz5qsTmbv45xRhSWLO_kqnlBL0/edit?usp=sharing

Back-to-School Survey

Here is the survey I will be giving my students on the first day of school this year. I like to gather information about my students’ interests, and get them writing and discussing about something silly and light-hearted. Here is the Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wbcU3hheumhiYNkN4ZrUoVQFerVGShVI/view?usp=share_link