Category Archives: Teacher Resource Ideas
“Don’t Interrupt Me When I’m Reading a Book” Video
Try playing this video before independent reading time in your class. You might also want to talk about the video’s …
Compare Two Renditions of “The Jabberwocky”
Using specific expectation 1.3 “Responding to and Evaluating Texts” in Media Literacy, grade 7s and 8s could use the two …
Reading nutritional labels
On his website Scooby explains how to build muscle by eating the right foods. He carefully explains how to read …
What does the Spanish sign intend to say?
On a recent trip to Spain I photographed this cryptic sign in a parking garage of a museum in Valencia. …
Picture Books for Intermediate Students–Maria Martella
Maria Martella’s Grade 6 to 9 Picture Book Suggestions are a great resource for Toronto teachers. All books were chosen by …
Stephen King’s 7 Writing Tips
In his book, On Writing, King gives us 7 tips. They are: Get to the point Write a draft and …
What are some best-practices when writing on the web?
WiseGeek has some best-practices when writing on the web: Use short and concise sentences. It’s harder to read from a screen …
How we read on the web
Jakob Nielsen holds a Ph.D. in human-computer interaction from the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen. He has written many …
Places for students to publish
826 National is a non-profit organization in United States that accepts submissions from kids aged 6-18. Children’s writing is published on …
Janine Schaub 