Posts Tagged ‘ERG Favorites’
Blessing and a Curse
In February, it only seems fitting that we write about things we love. I love words and books and I especially love reading. And recently, I have realized that my love of reading is a blessing as well as a curse. As far back as I can remember, I loved to read. My parents are…
Read MoreWhat They Really Love
It’s February so the ERG blog theme is one of love, of course. This sounded like a great idea when we were mapping out the year but my deadline for writing came and went and I was totally uninspired. I could give you a litany of reasons, but at the end of the day my…
Read MoreStay Organized, My Friend
I had a great To Do list to help me get organized. I just don’t know what I To Did with it. or-gan-ized – adjective – having one’s affairs and items in order so as to deal with them efficiently. Does the word organized make you heave a sigh and yearn for the time when that adjective might be used…
Read MoreOwning Less
“A spoonful of decluttering keeps the stress and chaos down.” Mary Poppins may not have said this, but surely she thought it. After all she was all about tidiness. Articles and books are everywhere on the topic of throwing out the excess “things” in your life. The methods they propose may be different, but all…
Read MoreMirror Mirror On the Wall
“Mirror, mirror on the wall. What did I learn after all?” Reflection is a vital piece of the learning puzzle. Unless we examine what we learned and how we learned it, we don’t know what worked well and what needs to be tweaked. The end of the year is a natural time to look back…
Read MoreTricks of the Trade – Be Intentional
“Change is inevitable. Growth is intentional.” – Glenda Cloud The school year is moving quickly, teachers are stretched, and students are growing weary. There are still many days ahead to fill with quality learning opportunities and you want to make each one count, so teach on! Remember – don’t just have good intentions – be…
Read MorePower of Yet
“There is a difference between not knowing and not knowing yet.” – Shelia Tobias Research is showing that the brain is like a muscle that gets stronger and works better the more it is exercised. Each time we work hard, take on a challenge, stretch, and learn something new, our brains form new connections and our…
Read MoreFinding Winnie
Who doesn’t love Winnie the Pooh? He has been delighting children for decades, and his sweet nature makes us continue to adore him. However, the story of Pooh doesn’t begin with the A. A. Milne books. This story really begins back during World War I. Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian and soldier in training, sees a…
Read More"Somebody, Wanted, But, So": A Graphic Organizer
Writing summaries is an important skill students need to master. Summaries help students decide main ideas and separate important from less important details. The problem comes with the latter. Most students have a difficult time deciding what to include and what to leave out. One graphic organizer we like which may be used to aid…
Read MoreImmersed in Interactive Info
Want a way to enable your students to be more independent thinkers and grow in processing and applying information? Try implementing interactive notebooks. These tools allow students to organize information through creative thinking and can be developed for most any curriculum area. Interactive notebooks are used for class notes, problem solving, and other activities where…
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