Mornings with Hine

Teacher Inquiry Here are some of the slides from the presentation I gave to staff on Wednesday. I shared my teacher inquiry with the staff at  Hamilton East School. We have been sharing stories in reading, relating the texts to ourselves. We share stories during learning experiences and in most curriculum areas. The children have responded positively to sharing stories about common experiences and it has become a part of our class culture.  I used the app Write about this NZ .  You can read how it came about on this blog post  by Allanah King. I think it is fabulous. It allows children to use a kiwi photo (or take their own). Using the writing prompt they can record their story. I have been using it to help children figure out where to put full stops. I ask them to use the speak tool on the ipad to listen to it, then they can edit their writing. Lastly they record their own voice and save it. Tash used the app in her class yesterday. You can read about her experienc...

Setting up teacher blogs today during our Professional Learning day. A wonderful way to record our thoughts and evidence to the Registered Teacher's Criteria which can be found at the top of my page. I really enjoyed working alongside others and experimenting with our blogs. What would you like to see a post about? Is there something you would like to see in the side panels of my blog?  Thank you for reading, Hine

Welcome to the fish in our classroom. We have labels to introduce our fish. There names are Chicken, Fish, Fanta and Shark. We are able to tell them apart by their sizes and tails.