Writing Journal (Morning Pages)
I chose morning pages as one of my three pieces for Seasaw because it was something that I had to do at least three times a week for several weeks and it made me appreciate how important writing is. I haven’t written in a journal in such a long time since everything I need to write down is through my computer, phone, or if I write something on the board in class. This is a great strategy to bring into the classroom because it allows students to write about anything they want, with no rules! This helped me teach writing in my 3rd grade class because I had students starting to write in the morning versus the afternoon (mainly because I had to do it) and they were able to write about anything that they wanted. Students seemed to like this idea because they didn’t have to write on a particular topic, like they were used to, but others had no clue what to write about so I had to write suggestions on the board that students could use as a guide.
- Wendy Thrane
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When I showed this in class (TED 404), a lot of you were surprised that I taught this term in kindergarten, which made me think that this is also great for upper grades to have them learn what a new term means. I can definitely use this strategy in any grade that I end up teaching because it is a great way to introduce the vocabulary term with its definition, include example sentences, and pictures. This taught me how to teach reading and writing in class because students had to read the word “Oviparous” and know what the term meant and then they had to write a sentence about an oviparous animals, which they were all able to
I chose morning pages as one of my three pieces for Seasaw because it was something that I had to do at least three times a week for several weeks and it made me appreciate how important writing is. I haven’t written in a journal in such a long time since everything I need to write down is through my computer, phone, or if I write something on the board in class. This is a great strategy to bring into the classroom because it allows students to write about anything they want, with no rules! This helped me teach writing in my 3rd grade class because I had students starting to write in the morning versus the afternoon (mainly because I had to do it) and they were able to write about anything that they wanted. Students seemed to like this idea because they didn’t have to write on a particular topic, like they were used to, but others had no clue what to write about so I had to write suggestions on the board that students could use as a guide.
- Wendy Thrane
Take Picture of Journal
Vocabulary in Context (PowerPoint) …show more content…
When I showed this in class (TED 404), a lot of you were surprised that I taught this term in kindergarten, which made me think that this is also great for upper grades to have them learn what a new term means. I can definitely use this strategy in any grade that I end up teaching because it is a great way to introduce the vocabulary term with its definition, include example sentences, and pictures. This taught me how to teach reading and writing in class because students had to read the word “Oviparous” and know what the term meant and then they had to write a sentence about an oviparous animals, which they were all able to