Layers The Teaching of Theme from the Teaching Channel

I found this post from my Facebook feed. I really like how these teachers layered the teaching of theme. Teaching theme can be quite complex. I really enjoyed seeing how these middle school teachers layered the teaching of theme. Seeing the actual teaching snippets was helpful. I also liked how the teachers shared their experiences and planning throughout the video.  I really find videos of the Teaching Channel informative. Nice!

Layering the Teaching of Theme

Dear Sophie Truisms and Extra Chewing Gum Tugging at the Heart

I posted these two sweet videos.  They tug at the heart strings and they have truisms in them.  These videos can be used as a trigger or stimulus for writing.  They can also be used to study truisms in writing and themes in reading and media.  I am sure there are other uses as well.