by kariyates | Mar 9, 2019 | Kid-Centered Classroom, Reading
Plant your library in the right spot. Give it some sunshine and love and watch your readers thrive and grow. In a kid-centered classroom, the classroom library is a hub of learning activity. It is a place to browse for and explore new titles, revisit old favorites,...
by kariyates | Feb 17, 2019 | Kid-Centered Classroom, Reading
Rich, Relevant and Ever-Evolving Book Collections In kid-centered classrooms, individual interests, passions and aspirations drive reading choices and the classroom library is the backbone of literacy instruction. So, it goes without saying that every classroom...
by kariyates | Feb 9, 2019 | Kid-Centered Classroom, Seeing the Best in Kids
The few precious hurry and scurry moments before the school day starts can often feel like a bustling version of Beat the Clock. Drop your lunch in the fridge. Check your mailbox. Check your email. Gather materials for the day’s math and science lessons. Respond...
by kariyates | Feb 2, 2019 | Kid-Centered Classroom, Reading
The Classroom Gathering Space is a Kid-Centered Basic At the heart of a kid-centered classroom is a gathering space. Here students listen, talk, share, and learn from one another, much like we do when gathered around a campfire or a kitchen table. When we create and...
by kariyates | Jan 12, 2019 | Inspiration, Kid-Centered Classroom
The schools we have are the schools we’ve created. Our systems and cultures have been built day by day, week by week, year by year, decade by decade, One decision at a time. But maybe it’s time to dismantle some of our systems, our habits, and our past ways of...
by kariyates | Sep 4, 2016 | Inspiration, Kid-Centered Classroom, Seeing the Best in Kids
It’s Sunday night of Labor Day weekend. Emotions hang everywhere. Even as we grieve the last weekend of summer the air is thick with anticipation. Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new school year. Hip shoes and flashy backpacks have been purchased. Three-ring...
