Purposeful Talk Tips #2

Purposeful Talk Tips #2

Hopefully, you will be able to use this information to have interesting, in-depth conversations with your child about what is going on in his or her classroom.

What follows below reflects what your child has on display in his or her classroom.

Over the coming weeks, ask your child about the information you see below.

Vocabulary: longevity, benign, innocuous, covert, interminable

Joke: There once was a cross-eyed teacher. She couldn't control her pupils!

Riddle: Q. The more of them you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?          

A. ????


Read Aloud: The Elephant and the Tree, Jin Pyn Lee

Musical Genre: Orchestral

Class Debate: Should zoos exist?

Purposeful Talk Tips #1

Occasionally, we will be posting information about some of the themes and ideas we have been discussing in class.

Hopefully, you will be able to use this information to have interesting, in-depth conversations with your child about what is going on in his or her classroom.

What follows below reflects what your child has on display in his or her classroom. These items will change over the course of the year, some weekly, some bi-weekly, some monthly, some by term.

Over the coming weeks, ask your child about the information you see below.

Peaceful Person: Jack Layton

Article from "Teach Kids News" about Layton

Quote: "My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world." - Jack Layton, 2011

Vocabulary: commence, values, community, culture

Joke: Q. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?
         A. ????

Riddle: Q. You can keep it only after giving it to someone else?
           A. ????

Science Stumper: Q. Why is the sky blue?
           A. ????

Read Aloud: The Three Questions, Jon J. Muth

Musical Genre: Pop music!!!