I have been wanting to take some time to play around with Jamboard- one of the apps on Google. I have made a few this or that activities on winter traditions and the Super Bowl. One of my favorite features is how easy they are to edit! My students (especially my fifth and sixth graders)Continue reading “Jamboard templates for articles, authentic resources and novels”
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Flippity for a mini-novel project online
We have one more week until break! WHEW! Between virtual teaching and a few long long months of my third trimester, I am exhausted! Good news: I am finishing up the book that I am writing with Florencia Henshaw! It won’t be ready for awhile since it will have to be edited etc, but IContinue reading “Flippity for a mini-novel project online”
A round-up of online resources and final novel project
Final project for middle schoolers This week, I designed a final project for my 8th graders. (The link has the instructions and a rubric as well.)They just finished reading Bianca Nieves and we had embedded a few cultural topics throughout. I wanted to try to have my students revisit the activities that they had doneContinue reading “A round-up of online resources and final novel project”
Teaching novels online
Teaching online has been more difficult for me than I thought. I had done this before, and I knew what I wanted to do- but then I started questioning everything. I saw what others were doing, and I started doubting what I was doing. I typically know that everyone has strengths and weaknesses, people highlightContinue reading “Teaching novels online”
Reviewing novels after a break
Many times, I try to wrap up a novel before a longer break; however, other times, it doesn’t happen. I have found a few fun activities to review a novel that ease students back after break. When you are reviewing, keep in mind some of the ideas of retrieval practice. If it is harder forContinue reading “Reviewing novels after a break”
Novels
This page is a mix of general novel ideas with lesson plans that I have used for specific novels in a variety of levels. How to choose a novel A list of 21 ideas for novels Interpretive reading assessments for novels Conceptual Maps for novels Google Tours and Slides with novels Santana resources (level 3)Continue reading “Novels”
How I decide on novels for my classes
Whew! My school year is over, my room is packed and now- I just have to pack up my house, have an edcamp, move, vacation and make it through June! At least those are all- relatively- fun things! In my head, I wasn’t going to blog much in June, but then I started to feelContinue reading “How I decide on novels for my classes”
Quick tip: A variation on an old game for novels!
It is interesting that students love certain games certain years. One of my Spanish V classes loves the game that we play with weekend chat. I love that I can alter this game easily to work with what we are doing. We had just finished reading the novel Calaca Alegre. I decided to play theContinue reading “Quick tip: A variation on an old game for novels!”
Interpretive Reading Assessments for Novels
As I continue to balance how I assess novels and how I implement IPAs, I have played around with how I assess how students interpret the vocabulary that students are acquiring as well as the novel itself. For my upper levels, I typically could find an article that included a lot of the culture thatContinue reading “Interpretive Reading Assessments for Novels”
Conceptual maps in units and novels
This year, we planned a PLC to allow us more time to collaborate with both Middle and Upper School teachers. We have some really excellent language teachers in the Middle School, but it is hard to find time to discuss what we are doing in our classes. Marcela Velikovsky shared a wonderful idea on howContinue reading “Conceptual maps in units and novels”