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Category Archives: Food for thought
How to Increase Higher Order Thinking, Part 2
Here’s the 2nd part of How to Increase Higher Order Thinking: Taken directly from Reading Rockets.com Strategies for enhancing higher order thinking These following strategies are offered for enhancing higher order thinking skills. This listing should not be seen as exhaustive, but rather as a place to begin. Take the mystery away Teach students about [...]
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How to Increase Higher Order Thinking (H.O.T.), Part 1
How to Increase Higher Order Thinking Taken directly from Reading Rockets.com By: Alice Thomas and Glenda Thorne (2009) Parents and teachers can do a lot to encourage higher order thinking. Here are some strategies to help foster children’s complex thinking. Higher order thinking (HOT) is thinking on a level that is higher than memorizing facts [...]
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DISCRETE VS. DISCREET
Is there a difference between the words Discrete & Discreet? They look the same, sound the same and have the same letters. I don’t think this will be a question that’s asked often. I only happened to chance upon the word discrete as I was reading an article with the word discrete in it in [...]
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Things I Simply Refuse To Do…
I was talking to my husband yesterday about being a good teacher. I don’t like to brag, but I do toot my own horn when it comes teaching. There are not many things I consider myself excellent at, except teaching & being creative (crafts). I refuse to: water grass that’s already green. By this I [...]
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Redefine Your Definition Of Reading!
Hello dear readers. I am asking you to redefine your definition of reading. As a Special Education Teacher, I have had to redefine it myself. Since I am a reader, I tried to make my students readers. Well, that just wasn’t realistic. While most of them did learn to love reading (Which was absolutely fantastic!), [...]
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Book Club Information
I’m so excited about my Book Club. Every year, I always make up a packet. This year I’m making my packets up from a combination of sources. Here they are: LAPL summer reading program bag & folder, Borders reading club flyer for free book [pdf], Barnes & Noble reading club (Click on the first button- [...]
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FREE BOOKS!
***WARNING*** This post is very long, but worth it. Signing up to receive the Reading Rockets newsletter was one of the best things I’ve signed up for. According to their website, “Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our [...]
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Getting Ready For The Summer!
Well, it’s that time of year again. There’s only a couple of weeks left until school ends. This year, In California- due to budget cuts- school ends a week earlier than usual. That being said, I have found activities to keep my children busy during these long summer months. Phillise will be taking FREE art [...]
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STOP, DROP, & ROLL
The World According To ‘ L’ This directive was taught to us as children by our local firemen; however, I’m tasking you with it as adults. I see you over there; bored with life, and the monotony of it all, but afraid to make any real changes. God wants you to step outside of your [...]
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YESSSSSSS!!!
Just as “Stand” got me through many hard times. This song got me through many more. This song perfectly captures my experience these past few months. Watch it & you’ll know what I mean. Enough said. HERE’S TO 2010!
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