12 Days Countdown… Day 2: CELEBRATION

Dec 23

Written By Linda

JOYcabulary is counting down the days to the holiday break with our 12 Days Countdown. This series of 12 posts are like a vocabulary advent calendar to keep word learning going during the hectic holiday season.

Celebration is essential to the livelihood of our young learners. Students are on a journey of word learning, constantly changing and learning and growing. Celebration embraces this journey. It provides time for reflection and growth. If we are to bring word learning from drudgery to joy, we need to pause and celebrate growth. Celebration nourishes word consciousness. When we adopt an attitude of celebration, we send messages about the importance of vocabulary development.

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Ms. Szakmary’s 2nd Graders – 2008

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12 Days Countdown… Day 2: CELEBRATION

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12 Days Countdown… Day 3: Wrap-Up

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Dec 21, 2022

12 Days Countdown… Day 4: TRADITION

Dec 21, 2022

Linda

Linda Szakmary has five decades of experience working as a classroom teacher, a district curriculum writer, a district facilitator of K-5 writing, and as a county K-8 literacy coach. She now works for Sullivan and Orange-Ulster BOCES as a content specialist. A poetry advocate and a lover of words and children’s literature, she has been a presenter at several state-wide conferences on vocabulary and writing. Currently, she is working with the staff developers of Mossflower to study intermediate vocabulary instruction within a reading workshop. Linda lives in Stone Ridge, NY where she enjoys gardening, yoga, reading, and rooting for the Yankees. You can often find her on a beach searching for sea glass.

12 Days Countdown… Day 2: CELEBRATION

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