Focusing on ELA
By Curtis Bloomfield Curtis Bloomfield is a 2012-2013 corps member serving on the Bain and Company team at the Hennigan Elementary School in Jamaica Plain. The cone word game. According to the...
View ArticleFriday Five: Rainy Day Games
By Curtis Bloomfield Rainy days, the indoor recess of summer. When you’re eight years old, what could be worse that being stuck inside all day with nothing but re-run cartoons on TV? To beat rainy day...
View ArticleA Little Help from Arthur and D.W.
By Charlotte Wright Students admiring Marc Brown’s “Arthur” series. I served in a Spanish English immersion (SEI) classroom, so while many third grade students may be working their way up to reading...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Brain Doing When You Are Comprehending?
By Rachael Alexander, Learning and Development Director City Year Boston corps members are rolling up their sleeves and diving into the idea of holistic reading comprehension to better support students...
View ArticleMr. McDonald: A Dedicated Educator
By Lucas Holmes, corps member serving on the PTC team Corps member helping a student sound out a work. Photo by Elliot Haney | 2013 “You have two minutes to focus,” Mr. McDonald tells his students in...
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