We can do stories like these musicians do their music: Watch Diana look over at her fellow musicians on stage. They know that they are going to have some fun. The notes are merely vehicles for the message. It is the message that counts. Diana invites the audience to be part of this creation of […]
Well this morning at the American Embassy School Linda and I didn’t get to actually meet the Dali Lama in person so there ya’ go. Oh well. We were in the same gym – does that count? 1000 lower and middle school kids on the floor and high school kids in the bleachers, my son
These Reading Options are a gold mine of reading and spin off activities. There are two versions, a short version and a long version. Short List of Reading Options Because of time limitations, I normally use a shortened version of only five of the activities, which are all described in detail later in this
This is from a TPRS colleague of Catharina Greenberg: Far Brook School in Short Hills, New Jersey, seeks a part-time French teacher for grades 7 and 8. The curriculum at this level covers typical French I topics and builds on the skills, vocabulary, and structures acquired in earlier years in our French program.The school strives
Just now a group of 6th graders in an afternoon class was having trouble focusing. I told them, “The cat isn’t giving the book to the dog.” They wondered what I meant. I said, “Take your composition books out and write that sentence in French.” Then I wrote the sentence in English on the board
Since time is obviously not enough to do all of these activities in ROA, which could easily take all of two full block classes to complete, I use a shortened version of only four of the activities: 1. Silent Reading (Step 1) 2. Choral Translation with the Reader Leader (Step 4) combined with discussion of
I no longer try to do Readers Theatre when working with the novels. I have seen Jason Fritze do it but it is more than I have the talent for. One other factor for that failure is that the kids aren’t as engaged with the novels as they are with the stories they create in
Those of us who were in on Grant Boulanger’s bid to become one of five Regional ACTFL Teacher of the Year finalists will be glad to know that a TPRS teacher has done it again. Grant won Central States and next moves on to try for 2017 ACTFL National Teacher of the Year. We are
Robert’s materials for German and other languages are now available! He Ben – My website is now live. There’s still a lot to be done, and I will be expanding descriptions as well as uploading more items, but at least it’s now accessible. I even take PayPal and credit cards. If you want to see
I have been wrestling around with the non-targeted vs. targeted thing for years. There was a period around 2009 when it was a big topic in the TPRS community, but it seems to have faded and most people are targeting structures pretty regularly now, at least from what I can see currently over here in
Bliss Munoz works with Polly in Illinois. She has a question. It comes under the heading of re-educating administrators. Ain’t it amazing that by and large these folks don’t get what we do? Anyway, give Bliss some solid answers so she doesn’t have to sweat this uninformed dude. Anyone with a name like Bliss should get great answers.
Like Robert, I will be checking in here over the next few months, but just not participating as much as usual because of that little book as my top priority. Just to clarify that. Now, check this out. I got this from Alisa. This is our PLC’s very own Sean Lawler leading Chicago Public School
