Tiger Tidbits: Feb. Edition
Instructional Strategies and Resources at Your Fingertips!
Every Week Matters
Time is such a precious gift that we have with our students. How will you choose to spend your 36 weeks of a school year? Check out my latest blog post here to read how every week matters!
Why Reading Workshop?
See the video below regarding Lucy Calkins's thoughts regarding literacy instruction in our classrooms. Want to learn more about the reading workshop structure? Let's have a breakfast chat! Wednesday, Feb. 25th in room 7 from 8:00-8:30. Food and beverages included! Check the first two chapters from "A Guide the the Reading Workshop" below.
A Guide to the Reading Workshop
Click to read the first two chapters from Lucy Calkins and the Units of Study for reading. Share your thoughts on 2/25!
Units of Study: The Reading Workshop Today
Did you know?
More than half of children ages 0-5 are read aloud to 5-7 days a week, but the number dips to 1 in 3 among children ages 6-8 and 1 in 6 among kids ages 9-11.
What does Good Math Instruction Look Like?
The quality of the implementation of a teaching practice also greatly influences its impact on student learning. The value of using manipulative materials to investigate a concept, for example, depends not only on whether manipulatives are used, but also on how they
-NAESP (2007)
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Transformation Tuesday 2/10 with Jessica and Lauren!
- When: Tuesday, February 10th during lunch
- Where: Room 7
- What: Blogging (Instruction: Writing Tool: KidBlog)
- Who: Anyone who is ready to take their writing instruction to the next level by fostering a better online presence for their students
Read Your Heart Out
Don't forget to encourage your students to read their heart out this month by tracking their minutes and pages read at home.
Reading logs can be a great conferring instructional tool too!
**Email Lauren to schedule a modeled lesson on how a reading log can be a powerful and informational resource when conferring with students!
Reading logs can be a great conferring instructional tool too!
**Email Lauren to schedule a modeled lesson on how a reading log can be a powerful and informational resource when conferring with students!
The Daily Flush
6 Categories of Skills All 21st Century Students Need
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I-High Five (Teacher Highlight of the Month)-Mrs. Maynard
Using Actively Learn in Literacy Instruction
Here's how Jill is currently using Actively Learn in her classroom:
"I use Actively Learn as one of my literacy stations in the classroom. The students read a passage that I've uploaded (usually from ReadWorks - great free resource!) and answer questions about it. I create the questions (they are always a mix of multiple choice and constructed response). They can view each other's constructed response answers (though you could turn this off) and leave words of encouragement/advice. I can log in and take their responses for a grade."
Want to learn more about how you could implement Actively Learn? Contact Jill or click here for more information!
Here's how Jill is currently using Actively Learn in her classroom:
"I use Actively Learn as one of my literacy stations in the classroom. The students read a passage that I've uploaded (usually from ReadWorks - great free resource!) and answer questions about it. I create the questions (they are always a mix of multiple choice and constructed response). They can view each other's constructed response answers (though you could turn this off) and leave words of encouragement/advice. I can log in and take their responses for a grade."
Want to learn more about how you could implement Actively Learn? Contact Jill or click here for more information!