The Hunger Games in the classroom? Yes, Please!
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Jan 10, 2024 The Hunger Games Teaching Ideas With a fast paced story line, engaging characters, and a much loved movie adaptation, The Hunger Games continues to be…
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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Jan 10, 2024 The Hunger Games Teaching Ideas With a fast paced story line, engaging characters, and a much loved movie adaptation, The Hunger Games continues to be…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Sept 11, 2023 Indigenous read alouds are wonderful ways to acknowledge Truth and Reconciliation Day, and start the conversation about this important piece of Canada’s history….
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Jan 3, 2024 Picture books for teaching growth mindset As classroom teachers, we all know how important it is to encourage a growth mindset with our learners. After…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Dec 12, 2023 Books for reluctant middle school readers We all have these students in our ELA classrooms. The students who do not like to read. Kids who…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 21, 2024 If you have been following the blog for a while, you already know how wildly passionate I am about novel studies. Sharing a whole class…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 8, 2024 Favorite Diverse Picture Books With so much hurt and chaos going on in our world, a need for love, acceptance, and tolerance is paramount. As…