Planning your Literacy Block for the new school year

It’s mid August and I’m getting those jitter bugs thinking, I need to start planning for the new school year. I lie in bed considering new ideas and strategies that would push students to think deeply about the world around them. There are so many great resources to pull from today, just never enough time. All you teachers know that feeling, right?

Given our recent move to BC, and the fact that my son starts Kindergarten this September, I won’t be going back into the classroom this year but that doesn’t stop me from sharing my resources with you. So in the next few days I am going to begin sharing the best resources I have found and some first week activities which will help set the foundation for a great year of Literacy teaching.

Today, teaching is not just about covering the expectations from the curriculum document but instead, it is about giving students the tools and skills to succeed in the real world. That is where an inclusive classroom environment with culturally-sensitive teaching materials and an open mind becomes essential. There will be much more to share such as a ready-to-go project assignment I created last year for my Grade 6’s so keep checking back.

For now, enjoy the trailer from my new children’s book and get into the zone thinking about your dreams of hope for the new school year:)

Dreams of Hope book trailer

Tags: back to school, first week activities, inclusive curriculum, literacy

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