Ms. Vigna
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Find your magical name HERE. Find your Hogwarts house HERE or HERE.
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If you’re a third, fourth, or fifth grader and love Harry Potter, you should seriously consider joining the Harry Potter Club. We’re meeting each Wednesday from January 16th to February 13th from 2:45 to 4:15 at Center in Room 110. Register HERE.
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I’ve been digging into Patterns of Power A LOT lately. And I’m loving it even more than I did last year. Ten minutes a day. Very little prep. Student-centered. Inquiry-based. Most beneficially, it raises students’ language consciousness. They are more aware of their choices as writers and the effects their choices make on their readers.…
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I hope everyone had a great break from school! Whenever I travel, I make a point to visit literary locations: bookstores, libraries, authors’ homes, etc. Over break, I visited my old stomping grounds in NYC and checked out the public library and Books Are Magic, a Brooklyn bookstore. It was, indeed, magical. The children’s section…
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Students as content creators is my jam. This week, my WINners (OMG, I’m totally calling them that from now on!) are working through the writing process to develop book recommendations of favorite books from their childhoods. On this WINners desk, we see a marked up text full of his reading thinking, pre-writing using a graphic…
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Fifth grader’s picture book recommendation pre-writing. In our last two weeks of this WIN rotation, fifth graders are taking a break from the test prep version of writing about reading and, instead, focusing on a more purposeful, engaging form of writing about reading: telling their kindergarten buddies about their favorite picture books. They have each…
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I love this series from Hey, Kiddo by local author, Jarrett Krosoczka, of Lunch Lady and Star Wars: Jedi Academy fame. I can’t help but think about students who *need* reading and writing as outlets, too. Are we providing them opportunities to express themselves? How can we incorporate more open-ended tasks in our jam-packed, short…
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The holidays? Nah–it’s the BOOK FAIR! There are SO many amazing titles being offered this round; I’m pretty sure my wishlist totals over $200. So many books, so few funds. Here is this week’s roundup of literacy links for some quick inspiration, tips, and refreshment: Toolkit making…
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Background At the last PD day a couple weeks ago, the literacy coaches organized a variety of stations focusing on writing about reading. Teachers spent the majority of the morning exploring resources like the Literacy Continuum and Learning Progressions, analyzing student work, and calibrating assessment. They collected tons of ideas about what students need to…
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I’m so grateful to be in a district that supplies its teachers with a classroom library. A teacher will always buy specific books that are popular or might interest particular students, but to have a foundation library is such a rare gift. Thank you, Longmeadow Public Schools. Here is this week’s roundup of literacy links…
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