By: Mary Kienstra on: June 20, 2016 in: assessment, authentic audience, characters, Engagement, assessment, characters, engagement
Don’t ever tell fourth or fifth graders that they will be speed dating during class. They would giggle nervously and then complain that they don’t want to do that. But, if you have them dress up as their favorite character from a book and bring a few things to talk about, they will love it. […] Read more
By: Mary Kienstra on: May 24, 2015 in: #tlap, characters, dress-up;, Engagement
Sometimes my craziest ideas turn out to the be the best ones. We are getting close to the end of the school year, so it’s time for a party in reading class. But not just any party. This party was a “dress as your favorite character from a book” party. Additionally, they brought 5 props […] Read more
By: Mary Kienstra on: July 1, 2014 in: characters, Engagement, reading, setting
My goal this year was to make learning come to life for my students. After reading The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster my students became the characters in the novel. If you’ve read this wonderful fantasy novel, you remember that Milo goes on a journey and meets many characters along the way. He learns something important […] Read more
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