Leap into Literacy
January/February: Grade 2
Reading: Book Clubs
Many of you have started Book Clubs in your classroom. Book clubs encourage many reading skills and strategies. Among these are reading, listening, and speaking. Students also benefit from sharing responses to literature. Conversations about text is a central part of book clubs.
Writing: Lab Reports
Language Arts Website
These activities work great with your SMARTboard for whole group or small group instruction, use in the computer lab or at home for individual learning.
TC Writer's Workshop Videos
Still need to see more after Sami Passo's visits? Check out the TC Writer's Workshop Vimeo channel for more model lesson videos.
Basal Alignment Project
The Basal Alignment Project is the work of teachers across the country to create questions, tasks, and directions for the Journey's Reading Program. This set of questions, the vocabulary words selected for discussion with students and the new culminating tasks for each text have been aligned to the ELA CCSS.