July 21, 2020
Our Team Writing a book is hard work. Meet the team who created The Farm on the Sea. Deborah Irvine Anderson, author. (right) Authors write books. […]
May 29, 2020
Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity Writing Trivia Questions After reading The Farm on the Sea, have students use information they had learned from the text to […]
May 29, 2020
Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity Writing About Purpose and Audience Discuss that writing has a purpose and audience (e.g., involve students in a discussion of who […]
May 29, 2020
Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity Applying Knowledge of Language, Form and Genre Point out title, author, and illustrator when sharing books during read aloud or shared […]
May 28, 2020
Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity Nonfiction Text Features Exploration Help students to develop knowledge about the use of such text features found in The Farm on […]
May 28, 2020
Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity High Frequency Words Draw attention informally to high frequency words in the contexts of shared reading and guided reading using The […]
May 28, 2020
Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity Book Talk Invite children to express and explain their opinions in a variety of situations with open-ended questions. Offline Resources and […]
May 28, 2020
Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity Pose Critical Thinking Questions Following the reading of a book, pose critical thinking questions in either a small-group setting, teacher-child conference, […]