Some students need to be prompted to state things they can do well and things they feel good about. You will be surprised at how many children with low self-esteem have difficulty with this task—for some, you'll need to provide prompts. This is a great beginning-of-the-year activity f...
Today, while I sat at one table in my room with five of my students, reading a novel about wolves, I glanced around and saw two kids who had already passed a particular spelling pattern helping others who were currently learning it. I saw a small group of girls sharing their vocabulary ...