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  These activities are designed to help learners attend to more than one direction at a time. While they are British-speaking teachers, the activities are too compelling to ignore. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en35spec-game-delivery-driver http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en33inst-game-destination-impossible http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en35spec-game-listening-to-voicemail      

Sentence formation activities (especially in game format) help learners in more ways than one: They help learners lengthen their sentences by adding antecedents (“Due to the rainstorm”). They help learners  lengthen their sentences by adding more descriptive words. They help learners see a … Continue reading →

I’m losing my class…Not figuratively. After teaching for 13 years in Pittsford and 29 years at Harley, I’m stepping out. I have four grandchildren who would still think a full-time Bompa would be fun, and I have a great sidekick/wife, Pam, who’d … Continue reading →

When working with 4-7-year-olds, I try to do three things in a 30-minute session, and time concepts aren’t great yet. They need to see what’s happening. It allays anxiety, lays it out spatially, and helps build a better concept of … Continue reading →

I don’t sleep well because I don’t take the time to relax my brain before bed. I seem to do the exact opposite, surfing through Twitter like I’ll find something. When I think back to vacations where I have been … Continue reading →

Irregular verbs can really make a teacher feel out of sorts. If you have a student who says “She sitted in my seat”, then you’re at risk for this irregularity. Here are some websites I’ve found that may be just … Continue reading →

I’ve been looking for online computer phonics games for a student lately. My criteria are that they have to be American, not British (their short a is not our short a, and so on), kids don’t have to wade through … Continue reading →

Make a Book Webtools www.zooburst.com – build a pop-up book, with page turns. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx - Photo Story 3 (from Microsoft) – for story telling. Slightly complicated to download, as you need to download something else as well. Collaborative Webtools www.Sync.in - the new, … Continue reading →

KID-APPROVED BOOKS by Dean Kindig, The Harley School, Rochester NY If reading is sort of tough for you, why not read better books, recommended by kids like you who have trouble reading fast or reading perfectly? I have added to this … Continue reading →

WAYS TO ASK FOR HELP By the time you get to third and fourth grade, you aren’t supposed to be perfect and know everything. But you ought to get better at asking for the kind of help you need. “I … Continue reading →