Lesson Format

Welcome to the self-paced lessons that are each approximately 30 minutes. You can choose to play the entire lesson, or break it up into sections over the course of a few days.

One of the benefits of a self-paced recorded lesson is that you can pause at any time for deeper discussions about the subject matter. (And if questions come up that you'd like answered directly, just email me with the question!)

Each lesson is divided into five parts:

1.  Introduction

2.  beginning of Rest of the Story 

3. Thoughts On Paper

4. teaching points with activities

5.  conclusion of Rest of the Story

In Rest of the Story, I try to hook students with an intriguing event that they can share later with parents and friends. (The more often that Story Ninjas tell stories, they more comfortable they get with language use, and this indirectly helps them become better writers.) 

The secondary purpose of Rest of the Story is to give Story Ninjas something to write about in the four-minute Thoughts On Paper, a place to write without fear of mistakes or judgements. As a way to encourage the freedom of writing without fear, many teachers will write alongside their students and share their writing later.

Then come the teaching points with activities.

The wrap up delivers, yes, the Rest of the Story.