by CristinaM. | Jul 15, 2021 | language and literature, planning, writing |
As promised on Twitter for a while, I am posting an inquiry unit into persuasive writing that was also featured on Toddle . For the IB PYP teachers who use this platform in their schools you can find the planning, implementing and unit flow sections all complete...
by CristinaM. | May 25, 2020 | activities, language and literature, writing |
NOTE: I am changing my blog writing style as I realized that many teachers prefer (like me) blog posts that are short, concise, and more practical. I reserve the long, detailed ones for the other blog I have had for years and that focuses on education theories,...
by CristinaM. | Apr 27, 2019 | activities, language and literature |
In part 1 of this blog post on literature, I emphasized the importance of engaging students in analyzing high-quality texts, in developing both written and oral language skills, and in building an in-depth understanding of the beauty and complexity of literature. If...
by CristinaM. | Apr 24, 2019 | activities, language and literature |
Language is THINKING. It may look obvious and you would be quick to dismiss this as a trivial, “truthiness”- like statement not worth the seconds it took you to read it. However clear it may seem to you, it is connected to a concern that I had and that started to grow...
by CristinaM. | Mar 24, 2019 | language and literature, writing |
Open-ended tasks have their place. But structure creates challenge. I was discussing this with another teacher on Twitter and I found it difficult to make my thinking clear in 240 characters so here is the extension. Open-ended tasks have their advantages that,...
