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Throw Your Writers a Life R.A.F.T.
"But I don't know what to write about?" "But I don't want to write about this." "But writing is stupid.&q…
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Halloween-Themed Arts Integration Activities to Use in the Language Arts Classroom
This year, Halloween falls on a Monday (duhn, duhn, duhn!). Teachers all across the globe are shedding a single tear. How can you deal with that …
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Brain Breaks
We all take them. It's that 10 minute online shopping trip you take in between lesson planning (right? 10 minutes?). It's the stretchin…
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The End of the School Day (Or as I Like to Call It, My Own Personal Hell)
How I definitely look leaving school Image taken from http://bit.ly/2d4a4EK How I imagine come to school Do you walk into your classr…
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7 Tips to Take Your Reader's Theater to the Next Level (Without Props or Costumes!)
Has your class or a small group done an amazing job practicing a reader's theater? Is your performance something that may bring a tear to a …
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Arts Integration Projects for the Beginning of the Year
Do you know about the power of arts integration? How it can level the playing field for your struggling students and challenge your gifted ones…
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Rock Buddies Tips and Tricks
So you've started Rock Buddies in your class, but now you're looking for tips and tricks to streamline this empathy building, management …
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Rock Buddies: A Management Strategy to Teach Empathy and Kindness
Did you draw the short straw this year? Do you have that class list that all the teachers sigh and shake their heads at when they see it? Lo…
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Shamrock Scavenger Hunt
Holidays in the classroom--the struggle is real. The excitement level is usually at an 11 and your anxiety lev…
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The Five Stages of Snow Day Waiting
You know the feeling. You wake up early. Earlier than normal. Before your alarm. This never happens. So what's with the new internal c…
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Reader's Theater Tips and Tricks
Do you have those moments in your class? The moments where you realize you've been talking way too long? Whe…
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I Write the Songs that Make My Whole Class Sing
I just couldn't pass up a nod to Barry Manilow in this blog title. Are you a big a Fanilow as I am? I digress. B…
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- Ms. Sewell
- I have ten years of teaching experience at the 2nd, 5th, and 6th grade levels. Language arts is by far my favorite subject to teach, and I just finished my Masters in Reading from UVA. I believe strongly in arts integration and have watched it level the classroom playing field for second language students and those with special needs. I've been lucky to be involved in the Kennedy Center's CETA program (Changing Education Through the Arts), and have learned a tremendous amount about teaching through the arts. As seriously as I take my job, I've also learned that you have to find the humor in it, because the clientele you work with is rarely serious. I've also learned that there's always room for improvement and sharing is a necessity for survival.
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