One Pagers: What are they?
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 04, 2024 What is a One Pager? Today, I’m excited to dive into a valuable review tool that has the potential to enhance learning across all subject…
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Blog · Elementary · English
Teaching Inferring with Bad Day at River Bend
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 20, 2024 Teaching Inferring Welcome to the latest post in my series on ELA mini lessons. With these posts I hope to provide you with easy to…
Blog · Elementary · English
Simple Strategies for Making Inferences
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Today’s post is all all about making inferences. I discuss what they are and why they are essential for reading comprehension. Also, I have added…
Blog · Elementary · English · Story Studio
Story Studio: Constructing the Learning Space
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 I am so excited to be here today to talk about one of my very favourite spaces in our school – the Story Studio! In…
Blog · Elementary · English · Middle School
Close Reading Strategies: Tips and Tricks
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024 Welcome back friends! After talking all about Text Mapping in my last mini lesson focused post, I thought I should spend some time talking about…
Blog · Elementary · English · Story Studio
Introduction to Story Studio
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 In today’s post, I want to shine a spotlight on a teaching strategy that truly fuels my passion – Story Studio. This dynamic literacy framework…