Sue Palmer talks about her book, Toxic Childhood, and five important messages for schools on the following themes: play, listening and talk, reading and writing, the use of IT, and working with parents.
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Idea: with clipboard,paper & pen.Start "how does your story begin?" -write it down verbatim. Read it back to them VERBATIM. Ask if it sounds as they had imagined it. Ask if there's anything to add to it. Ask others if there are any questions or positive comments they'd like to ask or share with the author. Ask the author if (s)he would like to perform it using puppets, or having everybody act it out, or blocks, made into a book, etc, making the story richer & deeper; reflective thought.
mysterycity23 2 weeks ago