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#MentorTextsThatMatter Amplify the voices of Indigenous authors & illustrators, learn the truth of Canada’s past, continue the convos-this is the work of #reconciliation. Text pairing. How might you choose texts that uplift, affirm, that speak to the importance of connection?
#mentortextsThatMatter #TruthAndReconciliation must start with our youngest learners. But how? Start with empathy. Choose #mentortexts written by Indigenous authors & illustrators. Build relationships & continue conversations, not just for a day but all year. #earlyyears
#MentorTextsThatMatter The Hon. Murray Sinclair reminds us "Education is the key to reconciliation. Education got us into this mess, & education will get us out of it." This work must begin in #Kindergarten. Where to start? fncaringsociety.com/spirit-bear/sp… #TruthAndReconciliation #onted
#GetOutside #MentorTextsThatMatter How might mentor texts provide opportunities for us to engage in conversations about what SLOWIN DOWN might look like, sound like and feel like? How might this also apply to our developing relationship with the land? #earlyyears #lookingclosely
Day 32: #MentorTextsThatMatter As we reflect on the #BacktoSchool2023 read-alouds we are choosing to share, how might we purposefully amplify Indigenous voices, stories & artists as we commit to inclusion, diversity and the #CallstoAction in our classrooms and schools?
Day 31: #mentortextsThatMatter For 30 days we have been reflecting WHY we choose certain #mentortexts to share with our classroom communities…& now we want to hear from you! What are some of your favourite stories to share with your Ss and why! Leave us a comment/pic. 🎉📚❤️
Day 30 #mentortextsThatMatter "Food is culture. Food is an identity, a footprint of who you are." @LidiaBastianich How might we choose #mentortexts that provide stories about #food as we honour & amplify the intersectional identities of our Ss? #identity #earlyyears #kindergarten
Day 29 #MentorTextsThatMatter "It is our job as educators to not just teach skills, but also to teach students to know, validate & celebrate who they are." @GholdyM What stories are we sharing that affirm & celebrate Black joy? How might families & Ss be pivotal in this process?
Day 28:#MentorTextsThatMatter The texts you are choosing, are they stories you have always shared, year over year? Why? How are your choices amplifying and uplifting the intersectional identities of your community of learners? Whose voices are missing? #earlyyears #kindergarten
Day 27 #mentortextsThatMatter This week we reflect on how we might choose #mentortexts that uplift & amplify the intersectional identities of the young children in our classroom communities. These beautiful texts share stories of family. #earlyyears #kindergarten
Day 26: #MentorTextsThatMatter We wind down our week reflecting on #STEAM in the #earlyyears with some great book recommendations! Head on over to @instagram to see the reel-y great selection. Find us at "The Redhead and the Bedhead". What books would you add to this list?
Day 24: #mentortextsThatMatter How might #mentortexts and text "pairings" provide opp's for Ss to develop a maker mindset as they also continue to develop empathy through action in making & creating? Invite Ss to design and/or make something that would be accessible for all!
Day 23: #mentortextsThatMatter #STEAM How might #mentortext "pairings " provide opportunities for our young learners to be exposed to varied text structures that, while inspiring our #makers, also build comprehension, vocabulary & understanding? #Kindergarten #earlyyears #onted
Day 22 #mentortextsThatMatter Communication IS multimodal. How might we provide opp's for our youngest learners to communicate with us w/out privileging print? What #mentortexts inspire our learners to think, wonder, tinker, create, innovate? #designthinking #earlyyears #STEAM
Day 21: #mentortextsThatMatter "Making" creates not only excitement and engagement, but at its core, we are creating an environment that precipitates the joy of lifelong learning. What #mentortexts might you be sharing as you provide opp's for Ss to develop a #makermindset?
Day 20: #mentortextsThatMatter It’s STEAM week! Today we chat “M”. How might #mentortexts provide opp’s for educators & Ss to connect, share & communicate existing math understanding that is reflected in meaningful experiences - that amplifies identities & lived experiences?
Day 19: #mentortextsThatMatter This week we are grateful to have had the opportunity to amplify some amazing #mentortexts around the ideas of “action & activism” in the #earlyyears. Here’s a few more. Head over to our @instagram theredhead.and.thebedhead to see the entire reel.
Day 18 #mentortextsThatMatter "Children are not just future citizens, but are also citizens in the here and now, with the right to express their opinions and participate in the civic and cultural life of their communities." ~Hamm&Krechevsky #mentortexts #earlyyears #kindergarten
Day 17 #mentortextsThatMatter How do we know what is important to Ss, leading to their own inherent desires to take action? How might #mentortexts begin convo's that invite Ss to think about their own power to "say something". How can voice be rep'd thru a multimodal lens?
