The following link will direct you to a lesson that was observed by Blair Simpson, Principal of Ponteix School. During this lesson I had a lot of fun with the students introducing a new text of the week, doing a story retell activity, and providing 10 new words for students to examine during this weeks English Language Arts classes. I was incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have Blair Simpson provide feedback. He was very positive and suggested that I continue with this lesson spending more time on making connections between what students already know and the new text of the week. Taking his feedback, I then taught a writing lesson the next day where we discussed as a class connections that we have made, students then wrote in their writing journals ways that they can relate to the story!
Danica Finlay
Through Knowledge We Grow Together
