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April 16, 2021: Hidden Treasures (Part 2)
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. —Roald Dahl [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Finding the Greatest Secrets I love the...
Whale Talk: An Asynchronous Minilesson
Gwen Blumberg teaches an asynchronous lesson for a spelling strategy. View the companion article for instructional coaches.
Student-Centered Learning Through Video Lessons
When we first started hearing the terms synchronous and asynchronous being thrown around casually as if we’d been using them forever in education, we thought about synchronized swimming. When we...
Online Writing Notebooks
I have been using writer’s notebooks in some form in my classroom for nearly 15 years. During this time, the notebooks have evolved in my quest to make them as...
Hidden Treasures Podcast with Dana Murphy
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Hidden Treasures During Pandemic Teaching. Dana Murphy joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice Literacy shares the...
April 9, 2021: Hidden Treasures (Part 1)
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. —Thornton Wilder [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as...
Tracking Thinking: Fifth-Grade Small Group
Julianne Houser meets with a small group of fifth graders to help them build skills for tracking thinking.
COVID Silver Linings: Positive Changes in Teaching Practices
Whether you're teaching remotely or in a socially distanced classroom (or some combination of the two), no doubt you have made substantial changes to your teaching practice this school year....
A Minimalist Classroom
I walked in and got teary eyed. My classroom didn’t look right and it didn’t feel right. My classroom felt awkward, and I didn’t know where to start. I had...
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Little Brown by Marla Frazee
Enjoy listening as the Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Little Brown by Marla Frazee. Click here for the Choice Literacy Book Club about Little Brown by Marla Frazee. This...
Word Work Podcast with Mandy Robek
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Word Work. Mandy Robek joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter...
March 26, 2021: Word Work
My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling, but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. —A. A. Milne [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as...
Fun with Sight Words
I love learning my SIGHT WORDS! I have fun with SIGHT WORDS! This musical ditty rang loud and proud through the first-grade wing in my school. Hearing this musical excitement...
Using Shared Writing to Nudge Students Toward Conventional Spelling
I reached out to Nikki, my literacy coach, with this question: How do I shift great letter-sound correspondence to conventional spelling? From discussing ideas and things I was seeing in...
Kindergarten: Sight Word Learning
Hayley Whitaker's kindergartners spend their transition time learning sight words.
March 19, 2021: Building Empathy Through Reading
Empathy is the highest form of intelligence —Anthony Gucciardi [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Learn to Care “Children must learn to care,” the presenter...
Building Empathy Through Reading Podcast with Matt Renwick
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Building Empathy Through Reading. Matt Renwick joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big...
Empowering Readers Podcast with Sara Kajder
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Empowering Readers. Sara Kajder joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter...
March 12, 2021: Empower Readers (Part 2)
Struggling readers need precisely what good readers receive—lots of high-success reading experiences. —Richard Allington [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Empowering Readers Dear Friend, We...
Multiple Perspectives Cultivate Empathy
Empathy is the highest form of intelligence. —Anthony Gucciardi Emotions are the gatekeepers to learning, and empathy opens the way for students to invest in and care about others. This...
Building Informed Empathy with Picture Books
In a second-grade classroom reading workshop, completely remote this year, students gather around the virtual hearth to read independently. The teacher, Mrs. H, has set students up to stop and...
