Paul Jennings – Legend
His books still grace the ears and eyes of my class, even 30-40 years after they were written. Naturally, I make sure I read them to each and every class I can. This video shows the man behind the words…
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Dyslexia in New Zealand Schools
The current support for dyslexic students in New Zealand schools is a joke. An absolute joke. When there is a reportedly 7% of students in New Zealand Schools have Dyslexia, it doesn’t sound like much. However, in a class of…
Introducing Daily 5 – Prezi Presentation
It’s the start of the year, and one of the most important things is to begin how you mean to go on. From day one, I begin my classroom routine, especially for Daily 5. The last few years I’ve been…
Mannequin Challenge – Daily 5
As a bit of End of Year fun, I got my students to make a quick video of our favourite part of each day – the Daily 5. In the video you’ll get a glimpse of what the Daily 5…
The Impact of Daily 5 Continues
Introduction Previously I wrote about the impact of Daily 5 in a Year 3 and 4 class. In this article I focus in on some of those students, as well as others, who have made progress under Daily 5. For…
The Impact of Daily 5
Introduction I have seen first hand the benefits of Daily 5, as have the initiators of the programme when they first started it. In this article I focus in on one particular student in my class this year. For privacy,…
Learning and Teaching and Learning
This week, the Minister published a new announcement through the media. The headline: “Hekia Parata – Let’s make learning better.” For whatever reason, this completely grated with all sense and sensibility within me. Something just didn’t ring right grammatically. I’ve…