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OK, maybe having to leave my windowless classroom to travel between buildings for finals isn’t so terrible after all.
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I find this whole thing fascinating.
I am not 100% sure of what the picture is— at first I thought it was the racetrack. But after discussion (as...
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I have a date tomorrow afternoon to get taco truck tacos, pecan iced coffee, and wander through antique shops.
This could definitely be cute.
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Reblogging for myself to refer to later. Thanks, PPT!
I have been hoping all year that next year I could move up a grade. With that hope in mind, I’ve been pinning on Pinterest Daily 5 and Cafe Strategies ideas. It doesn’t look like I’ll be changing grades, so I thought I would at least share what I’ve found.
The books are written by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser.
Here is what I’ve found:
Daily 5 Resources from 3rd Grade Thoughts
Zap It - Game for Word work from Indulgy
Daily 5 Work on Words and Freebies from 3rd Grade’s a Hoot
Guided Reading 101: Printables, Strategies, and Word Work $8.50 on Teachers pay Teachers
Working on Writing - What do Writers Write Free Printable from the Teacher Wife
Story Starters from The Frugal Teacher
Daily 5 / Cafe Bulletin Board example from The Frugal Teacher
Wondrous Word Work from First Grader… at Last!
Reading Stamina Chart from F is for First Grade
Spelling, Sorting and Mapping (see first idea) - from Montessori Work
Anchor Charts from First Grader … At Last!
Bloom’s Taxonomy for Guided Reading from Mrs. Saylor’s Log
Literacy Cafe Menu from Pbaker
Read to Someone Spinner from Mrs. Crowder’s Busy Bees
Free Daily 5 Posters to download from Kindertastic
Daily 5 Handbook from Second Grade is Splendid (Part 1, see side bar on blog for the rest)
Daily 5 Power Point - Free - on Teachers Pay Teachers
More Reading Buddies Questions from The Picnic Pals
Free Daily 5 Introductory Lessons from The Best of Teachers Pay Teachers
Great Daily 5 Ideas from Beg Borrow Steal
Dr. Seuss Daily 5 Anchor Charts - Mrs. Saylor’s Log
Great explanation of how one teacher runs Daily 5 from Mrs. Vansko’s Teacherweb
If you are trying out Daily 5 / Cafe next year (or thinking about it) and plan on doing some research of it over the summer, I suggest you bookmark or reblog this post!
I love this idea. I want to do this, although I think it might be better done from the beginning of the year… Next year!
Britt, you will want this next fall. YOU WILL WANT THIS.
Are you doing anything for Read Across America week? I didn’t even realize it was coming up, but now that I do, I want to at least address it. I would LOVE to see teachers at my school doing this kind of thing. At the very least, I think I’ll make my own poster or try to share with my kids. It’s something I’m trying to do more with my students anyway, so this might be a great way to get me to do more.
I’m thinking about making this our next class novel. I actually need to make the decision by tomorrow morning - I didn’t realize how close we were to finishing Robinson Crusoe! Any thoughts on this book and it’s appropriateness for 4th grade? Is it an enjoyable read? Thoughts?
It is a great read- I did it with a group of 2nd-5th graders last year. The kids really enjoyed it, but they will probably need a lot of support in terms of setting the scene. The book is set in the 60’s, and a typewriter is integral to the plot. The kids we read it to had a lot of questions, but were definitely engaged and loved the story!
Oy, conferring documentation. It is one of the things that I’ve yet to feel even remotely satisfied with. I have a notebook that I keep, but it’s lacking structure. I want to try a new form, but I hate carting around a binder or notebook with forms in it… and somehow I still have yet to try digital documentation for my conferences.
I love these ideas and want to try “going digital”… I just need some coaching on how to utilize Excel in such a way. The only stuff I know about Excel is what I learned in high school (yes, you read that right… I haven’t had much use for it since). Excited to try this, though!
I’ve gone back and forth over when to start trying a new system… On the one hand, I feel that sooner is better, but on the other hand, it feels like a big undertaking. I guess it’s better to try and decide it doesn’t work than to stick with something you’re unhappy with.
I love them. My students love them. I can use them as a jumping point for what I want and need to do, and the resources & ideas are all there.
I love Junior Great Books so. I just wish we had enough copies of the student books for all the kids in my reading groups. That’d be dandy.
I love books like this.
Some theory, which aligns largely with my own (which means I can easily fit ideas from the book into my own classroom).
Breakdowns of the finer points and strategies for easy application in the classroom.
Notebook Connections: Strategies for the Reader’s Notebook by Aimee Buckner. I shall provide a further review after I read more, but so far I’m loving it.
The Bookies is an awesome local bookstore that has an amazing education section. They have education books and resources, and I have a gift certificate.
So, Tumblr buddies:
I’m looking for resources to help me with minilessons for reader’s workshop. What are your favorite resources? Any you’ve heard of or used that look promising?
I teach 3rd grade and have a range of readers (don’t we all?), but I’m really just looking for any good reader’s workshop minilesson resources. At this point, I’m floundering and dread teaching my reading minilessons, so any help or direction would be appreciated. So, spread the knowledge?
One of the inspirations for this tumblog is Mem Fox’s Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Your Child Will Change Their Lives Forever. For my Children’s Literature course this past semester we were assigned to read it, I have to say, that I didn’tpick up it up until the end of the semester and only because my professor was so passionate about Mem and her books.
It is a quick read and as so many amazon.com reviewers have said, it’s common sense. Yet, sometimes we need to see, hear, and read common sense before it actually sinks in. As a first grade teacher and a student working on her degree in Childhood Literacy, I know the importance of reading aloud to children, I’ve seen it’s effects, and I have loved reading to children on a daily basis, but I still enjoyed this book. It was common sense, but did have things I needed to be reminded of and subtle suggestions that I will pick up when I have kid one day.
A few gems from Reading Magic include”
- “The ideal three stories a day are one favorite, one familiar, and one new, but the same book three times is also fine.” -page 17
- “Although a read-aloud session can happen anytime, it’s important also to have a ritual about reading aloud every night, in the same place, at the same time, with the same cushions or pillows, the same stuffed animals, and the same books.” -page 35
- Check out her Ten Read-Aloud Commandments for more.
Mem Fox also has a fairy extensive website with plenty of information, audio clips of her reading aloud, and lists of books for babies, parents, and teachers.
Must. Own. This. Book.
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I don’t know why our reading curriculum has synthesis in the 3rd month.
In any case, a good site with resources and ideas for teaching different comprehension strategies.
In reading and writing. It’s my goal this year to improve my conferring skills. So I’m asking you:
What kinds of questions do you ask your kids? How do you choose a teachable moment? How do you hold your students accountable for their goals?
