Have a look at their PIE's!
Next week we are focussing on Understanding Words in Context. So stay tuned to see how we represent and display our interesting new words and vocabulary! Keep learning!
Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Author's Purpose - It's as easy as PIE!
So, one of the things we have focussed on in our literacy sessions is Comprehension Strategies. One such strategy is Understanding Author's Purpose! I was trying to come up with a creative way to display this strategy. So, what do I do? I search Pinterest!!! I love Pinterest! It has the BEST ideas! So I found one and my students loved creating this PIE for display and now they link Author's Purpose to PIE and they can easily remember the 3 major purposes! Persuade, Inform and Entertain!
Have a look at their PIE's!
Next week we are focussing on Understanding Words in Context. So stay tuned to see how we represent and display our interesting new words and vocabulary! Keep learning!
Have a look at their PIE's!
Next week we are focussing on Understanding Words in Context. So stay tuned to see how we represent and display our interesting new words and vocabulary! Keep learning!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Valentines Day in S3!
A bit delayed in posting this but I figured, better late than never!!!
I decided this year to spend a small amount of time teaching about Valentines Day. While over here it is not as big a deal (especially in the classroom) as in the USA, but I have to say I do love the way that they celebrate the 'holidays' with fun and passion. So, I wanted to do the same. But it was also important to make the kids understand why it is celebrated in the first place! We started with some web pages researching to find out who St Valentine was and how he is linked to Valentines Day. Then we talked about cupid and his presence in the idea of love and finishing off with discussing what love is. We talked about the different kidns of love, and how romantic love is the focus on Valentines Day, thanks to the media, society and the supermarkets! But other love is just as important such as family love, sibling love, friend love, pet love and of course, love for ourselves!
The students had to choose a person to write a paragraph about. They needed to tell us why the person they chose is so important to them, why they love them and what they love about them! I had some awesome responses and so I created a bulletin board of their masterpieces. Of course, no display would be complete without glitter!!! Have a look below and see what they came up with!
It was lots of fun to make and it was great to hear the students stories about the people they love!
Stay tuned for more from S3 soon! But for now, keep learning! :D
I decided this year to spend a small amount of time teaching about Valentines Day. While over here it is not as big a deal (especially in the classroom) as in the USA, but I have to say I do love the way that they celebrate the 'holidays' with fun and passion. So, I wanted to do the same. But it was also important to make the kids understand why it is celebrated in the first place! We started with some web pages researching to find out who St Valentine was and how he is linked to Valentines Day. Then we talked about cupid and his presence in the idea of love and finishing off with discussing what love is. We talked about the different kidns of love, and how romantic love is the focus on Valentines Day, thanks to the media, society and the supermarkets! But other love is just as important such as family love, sibling love, friend love, pet love and of course, love for ourselves!
The students had to choose a person to write a paragraph about. They needed to tell us why the person they chose is so important to them, why they love them and what they love about them! I had some awesome responses and so I created a bulletin board of their masterpieces. Of course, no display would be complete without glitter!!! Have a look below and see what they came up with!
It was lots of fun to make and it was great to hear the students stories about the people they love!
Stay tuned for more from S3 soon! But for now, keep learning! :D
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