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Writing Vocabulary Stories
From Richard Carter (Richard_Carter@dpsk12.org), a teacher at Rachel B. Noel Middle School in Denver, Colorado:
"To build on vocabulary, I place important and new words from the next novel we are about to begin on the board. We take a few days to define and use them in creating our own short stories. I never tell the students the title of the book we will be reading until each student has created his own short story. They are always excited in finding the words and seeing how the author used the words in his novel. The result is better focus on reading for meaning.”
Packing up the Classroom
From Lisa Kanute (lkanute@gmail.com), a high school English teacher in Tucson, Arizona:
“I strongly dislike bare walls, so I only take down content-related posters right before finals start. I leave up the fun, encouraging ones until the very end. Also, since I use hot glue to put them up on cinder-block walls, they come down quickly and easily. I usually am not one to suggest spending more of one’s own money than necessary on supplies; I have found the poster storage systems to be very helpful. The one I have is a box that has large file folders inside. It's easy to slip the posters into the folders when they come off the wall, put the lid on, and go. They stay flat and in good shape, so they're ready to go up in the fall. Finally, I find out who is in charge of copier paper for the school and ask for the empty boxes early. I have to pack up a lot of bookshelves for the summer. The boxes are easily stored on top of cabinets and bookshelves until I need them."
Question of the Week: Summer Reading
From the Works4Me Worker Bees:
“Do you have a good summer read picked out? What are your suggestions to teachers who are looking for a good motivational book about education or an escape from thinking about school this summer?”
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Reading First
Heard Last Week in the Works4Me Lounge:
"Any teachers out there working in a Reading First school? What are your feelings on this program, and do you think it is working in your school?"
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