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WPSQ Bank: What It Is & Ways to Use It

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 We've all utilized Word Banks to support students, but sometimes those can be linguistically limiting. I love when scaffolds can also serve as STRETCHERS. We typically say that we scaffold up for students at lower proficiency levels, but it's important to note that students of ALL proficiency levels (yes, including monolingual students) are also in need of linguistic stretching !  One easy way to provide both a scaffold AND a stretcher for students is by expanding on the idea of a word bank, and moving towards a Word-Phrase-Sentence-Question (WPSQ) Bank. Here's a simple template to demonstrate how quick this can be:  How might you use this template? Here are 5 different ways! 1. Whole Class: Warm Up - Prior to watching a video or doing a mini lesson, or as a review of previous days' learning, ask students to take a moment to think about what they'd fill into this template on their own. Then ask them to partner up and share information to build on to their banks....

April #EduListers Challenge

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April Listing Prompts April Slide Deck for Teachers to use with students  (slide deck template from Canva) Things I do pretty well: Ways I can be a good friend, classmate, or teammate: Things I’m thankful for today Questions I’d ask the moon or the sun: Current favorite songs My To-Do list for today: My current favorite colors: Common fears that people have: Small things that bring me joy When I feel overwhelmed, I usually… When I am in this room, I usually feel…: Colors I might see in a forest Adults I feel comfortable with: Modern inventions I’m thankful for: Something I’ve learned in school that’s still on my mind: Questions I have for the universe: I enjoy learning about these things: Small moments that are BIG for me: My favorite parts of spring: My best habits are: Little mini-goals that I have for myself for the next 30 days: My favorite words or phrases: Things/moments/people that make me laugh Things I might see on a beach: I feel excited about…

March #EduListers Challenge

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Curious about the #EduListers Challenge? Click here to check out the first post in this monthly series ! March Listing Prompts March Slide Deck for Teachers to use with students Foods I enjoy: Characteristics in a friend that are important to me: Things I’m thankful for today Questions I have about the world Current favorite songs My To-Do list for today: Animals I’d like to snuggle with if it was safe to do so Things I am afraid of: Things that make me smile Things I need to remind myself of when I’m stressed My comfort shows/movies Colors I might see in a sunset or sunrise Places around the world that would be cool to see A list of celebrities/famous folks that I’d like to meet Things I love to talk about with my friends A list of folks that I’m happy are in my life today I enjoy learning about these things: Sounds that I am loving right now Ways I celebrate myself  Ways I celebrate others When it’s raining outside, I can… Things I know about myself Things I can do well: Things I...