Killing Reading

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Although many hours each week are allocated to reading in a classroom, especially in the junior years, many students are not developing a love of reading or choosing reading as an out-of-school activity. Classroom reading time is still likely to … Continued

Homophone Poems

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Have students illustrate each of the key words in the following poem and then determine the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, pronoun, etc.) of each homophone. Help students search for a list of homophones and then make … Continued

Picture Books for Writing

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At times children can find it difficult to think of a coherent story line and then to develop that story in a systematic and interesting way. Children’s picture books that have no words are an excellent resource for these children … Continued

Environmental Print

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Environmental print refers to the print that we see around us in the various aspects of our life. We see print in our environment on signs, logos, catalogues, brochures, labels and a range of advertisements. When children are just beginning … Continued