Tuesday February 9th, 2016

Recess is important, and several classrooms also have brain breaks during the day. That's sharpening the saw! Here is a quick reminder of the importance for recess:

3 Reasons for Recess

This is a great video with reminders and tips about teaching English language learners. Very relevant for our school, as we have several students who have not been in the country for very long:

English Language Learners

Here is a short article with a few tips about building relationships with families of English language learners, but could be applicable for all families. We are so lucky at Harrison to have so many languages and cultures that are reflective of the real world, and this also provides an opportunity for students to become globally literate/have geo-literacy experiences:

Building Relationships with Families of ELL's

One more:

10 Misconceptions about ELL's

Great thought for the day. Make learning engaging and relevant: