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15-17 Rotation Musings
I’m going all iPads next year and no laptops. Kindergarten-grade 2: We read new books. Next rotation grade 2 will use Destiny Quest on the iPad and be introduced to searching. One unique feature with the iPads is students can … Continue reading
Some of My Favorite Book Bloggers
Betsy Bird is my go-to blogger for picture books and middle grade books. I’ve ordered a bundle of books based on her reviews all the while laughing. If you join Goodreads her 4 and 5 star ratings are never a … Continue reading
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14th Rotation – that time of year
My schedule turns topsy-turvy this time of year. Between camp Taiwan, field trips, CPT4 – er… or is it the CTP4 …or the CPR4? and the WRAP… (is there another P in there?) combine those and you have (drum roll) … Continue reading
Virtual Badges
I taught grade 5 students how to use Goodreads and told them if they wrote book reviews on their own I would award them a badge using Edmodo, a social network out school uses. I’ve had a torrent of reviews … Continue reading
Checking Out Kindles Like Books
Getting new book releases in English overseas, and in a timely fashion, can be a real challenge for international schools. Our school has purchased Kindles for student check out from grades 5 and up so we can buy new eBooks … Continue reading
13th Rotation
Kindergarten – We did the All About Me unit which I was supposed to do in the fall. Better late than never? They like this lesson and this was the easiest time I had with them doing it. Grade 1 … Continue reading
Digital Libraries
We just got back from a trip to the Taichung National Library with an amazing array of technologies put to use from an electronic book sorting system to a robot that shelves books. They use RFID technology or radio-frequency identification. … Continue reading
12th Rotation – Author Visit
Linda Sue Park’s eyes tap-dance as she explains the spur-of-the-moment decision to give her Newbery medal for A Single Shard to her dad at the ALA awards ceremony in 2002. The auditorium went from noisy to dead silent as I … Continue reading
11th Rotation
Kindergarten read, What Does Bunny See?, by Linda Sue Park. We then made daisies for a bulletin board that will go up for the author visit. We also used one of the students and imitated the ALA READ posters. The … Continue reading
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10th Rotation – the author is coming!
We are gearing up for Linda Sue Park’s visit to the school in March. Kindergarten - We read, The Squeaky Door, by Margaret Read McDonald. This is a great book for patterns, repetition, and audience participation. I usually have instruments for … Continue reading
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