Bringing it BACK!
It’s time for…
This week’s theme…
If YOU need CLOSE READING info…
just ask
PINTEREST!
From HANNAH @ The Classroom Key
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/430164201886627298/
From Jen @ Teacher Karma
and from
She has a GREAT blog post about
CLOSE READING!
If you are learning…check it OUT!
Gotta know YOUR standards!
And so…
to help US all
DIVE INTO THE TEXT…
Here is a little FREEBIE
from ME to YOU!
Enjoy!
I am NOT A College Professor.
I do NOT have a MASTERS ( or above )
in ANYTHING!
Just a READING CERTIFICATE!
I am just a teacher.
A first-grade teacher.
A Veteran (27yrs ), first-grade teacher, in a TITLE 1 SCHOOL!
I read! They read!
I have seen a LOT!
Done a LOT!
Hear me ROAR!!!!!
Ok. So again.
(Aren’t they cute????)
I have been through:
Whole Language
Environmental Print
Interactive Writing
Phonemic Awareness
Leveled Readers ( DRA, GSP, AR, Lexile)
Phonics
Words Their Way
HFW
Sight Words
High-Interest Reading Books
SIPPS
Read Naturally
Daily 5
And
A MULTITUDE OF PUBLISHER’S CURRICULUM!
New sets every 7 years!
Having said this…1 thing most curriculum have in common :
So …
My little sisters…
YES…both of my LITTLE SISTER’S are
PRIMARY TEACHERS!
We were discussing school.
( I know..we are NOT supposed to discuss SCHOOL during SUMMER VACATION!)
But…um…we were discussing school…
and we are trying to WRAP our minds around the
“READ..READ..READ more”
and they will
“GET IT!”
(way of thinking.)
Well, maybe…
I LOVE reading with kiddos!
See my post here about the GUIDED READING TABLE!
My concern is…
When I “release” them to read,
When I want them to become INDEPENDENT readers,
Where do they “learn” the skills to use when they “get stuck”?
Will they use strategies, when they don’t know what’s happening?
When a story isn’t making sense…do they keep reading?
If they keep reading…
Will it ALL come TOGETHER?
At a recent PD, my little sis said she understood the
READ, READ, READ philosophy.
Integrate science, social studies, math, technology
INTO READING!
YES!
Writing and Reading COMPLIMENT and Coexist WITH each other!
You can’t have one without the other!
THEY NEED EACH OTHER!
BUT…
-Me SPEAKING-
There needs to be a BALANCE of:
THERE!
I said IT!
Reading & Writing SKILLS:
Letter Sounds
Blends
Vowels
Word Families
Chunks
Grammar
Punctuation
High-Frequency Words
Capitalization
Handwriting
and MORE!
Comprehension
Questioning
Summarizing
etc, etc, etc…
(I sound like my Education College Professors!)
I was listening!
Yes…To be a better reader…
BUT…to be a better reader who UNDERSTANDS…
You must have skills and strategies
to use
WHEN
you read and write!
NOW…CAUTION!!!
Unless you are teaching ADULTS in a COLLEGE CLASS…
A 40-minute LECTURE on diagramming sentences
IS NOT…I REPEAT..
NOT
the way to do it!
Do 2-3 MINILESSONS over a few days…
Let it SINK IN!
Show kiddos:
What it looks like.
Where to find it.
How to use it.
Why we use it.
When to ask for help.
Kinder-Grade 1-Grade 2 teachers…
UNITE!
Mini-Lessons with a WORKSHOP!
Let kiddos have a chance to PRACTICE what YOU have taught them!
Let it SINK IN!
And Then..
LET THEM READ!
and
READ!
and
READ!
and then
WRITE…and write some more!
Skills, Strategies, Reading, Writing
They will become “BETTER”
..
and isn’t that what we ALL want to be?
BETTER!
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Where did my SUMMER go?
July??? Already HERE? End of JULY is close! NO!!!!
OK…student’s are coming to school July 30..
I had better go & see what it looks like..
EEEEEEEKKKKKKK!
Oh, yeah…ME? 🙂
I locked the door …AND RAN!!!!!
Whew! Time to clean up!
So, I spent today (again) working in my room, this time…
throwing things away!
I purged like I never have before!
My poor janitor…he came in twice to take away PILES.
But it’s getting there. Now to teacher organization.
1. I got rid of my teacher desk.
No more file cabinets, drawers, or “piling” surface.
I now have a “U” reading table as my area!
LOVE THIS!
I now have 2 tall (5ft) bookcases next to my area.
2. I made a “supply” center ( Lowes tool box)
for all of my desk supplies.
AND…
to keep all of my centers and student stations…
LOOK AT WHAT I DID TODAY!
WMart 3 drawer containers.
I “cutsied” ( is that a word?) them..
LOVE LOVE LOVE them!
My counter has NEVER been this clean! 🙂
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So, I chose the month ( so I can add theme materials)
AND
next to it, I put what skill is taught during that month.
My thinking is …
when I create or purchase new materials,
I can file them either by the month OR by the skill.
Math was a little harder…most CCSS cross the entire year.
You can’t just teach number & operations in August…all year long!
I think I will keep the standard, and separate each one by quarter.
Maybe…or maybe monthly…I dunno yet.
I need to live with it a while & see how things go!
Busy day! I love getting organized!
Tomorrow I challenge the dreaded….
PUZZLE CABINET! UGH!
FREEBIE…You made it to the bottom of this post…
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Let me know…HOW DO YOU GET READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL?
So my dilemma.
We have a two week vacation
from Oct. 1-Oct. 17.
(NO COMPLAINING HERE!)
BUT…
We return on Oct. 17.
MONDAY
14 days (exactly ) until….
YOU KNOW IT
MONDAY, October 31, 2016
HALLOWEEN!
Parties,
CANDY,
Kids who can’t wait to get home ( highly DISTRACTABLE!)
(some schools…not mine….)
COSTUMES!
So …
My dilemma.
When we go back,
Do I put out HALLOWEEN themed centers?
Do I keep it OCTOBERish with Columbus, Halloween, Fall, Pumpkins,etc?
Do I just “touch” on the “HOLDIAY” stuff…and Promote the FALL stuff?
Do I add THANKSGIVING?
Should I keep it ALL going until THANKSGIVING?
What to do? What to do?????
BTW… I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE FALL!
My favorite season.
YUMMY!
But…
CONTENT is EVERYTHING!
My student’s MUST take a BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT in December.
I want them to do well.
( I don’t tkink there will be a HALLOWEEN question on it.)
Unless it’s about
HOW MANY CANDIES DID YOU EAT ALL TOGETHER?
So ..what to do? What to do?
INTEGRATE!
I must teach SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES!
( Living things…life cycle…Plants/animals…Lifestyles Long Ago..)
So here is MY plan:
Reading:
I am checking my district curriculum ( yes, we have one )
for REQUIRED (Tested ) Skills & Strategies for this quarter.
As we delve into our reading…I make SURE to incorporate TESTED strategies.
Questioning? Sequencing? Retelling? Etc..etc…
Vocabulary? Again…check NECESSARY vocabulary for success!
I spend A LOT of time on necessary vocabulary. I have 10-12 English Language Learners.
They need visuals, modeling, & practice before they can “TAKE ON” the new information.
Phonics? Spelling? Grammar?
Required phonics skills for this quarter.
What to use for Spelling?
BOTH!
Required spelling skills AND thematic vocabulary words.
WHAT? WHY?
Because…I want them to have some INTRINSIC vocabulary to use easily in their..
WRITING!
I want MY Mummy! 🙂
Sorry….couldn’t resist.
Writing:
Again….I am checking my district curriculum
for REQUIRED (Tested ) Skills & Strategies for this quarter.
Whatever our REQUIRED writing prompt will be
( I already know mine is INFORMATIVE)
We will practice, practice, practice!
I won’t skip the other genres.
Just FOCUS on the INFORMATIVE!
BUT wait!
I want crafts! I want CUTSIE! I want products!
I Love BOOKS!
And so…we will make CUTSIE lapbooks, paintings, charts, stories & crafts
about???
Fall, Halloween, pumpkins, apples
, plants, Christopher Columbus,
Squanto, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving
DON’T tell our FIRE MARSHALL..
I might HANG THINGS UP!
Definitely!
I won’t tell, if YOU won’t tell.
MATH:
And MATH??
Lots of Graphs, addition & subtraction, problem solving, story problems
ALL ABOUT THEMES!
How many apples, pumpkin seeds, candies, turkies, indians, etc, etc.
(Math Journals are GREAT for this!)
and, yes..
I will need to keep it going until Thanksgiving.
And I will need to use EVERY MINUTE of EVERY DAY!
And yes… it will take planning, and prepping…
BATS!
Black Cats
Growing Pumpkins
Making APPLESAUCE!
Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed!
And YES
I WILL LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT!
You see…
FALL IS MY FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR!
To those of you who hung in there to the bottom of this LONG POST…
A FREEBIE FOR YOU!
Happy FALL!
I LOVE CHRISTMAS!
Ok..I said the “C” word!
As of TODAY ( July 6 , 2016)
there are
172 days
until
CHRISTMAS!
YES!!!
I need to begin my Christmas lists…
and then
SHOP! SHOP! SHOP!
But … that’s another STORY! 🙂
To help out with the whole “giving to others” MINDSET…
My friends and I
at
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AND
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Here you go:
I LOVE my job!
Really!
I love to plan, to create, to share with YOU!
BUT…
I LOVE VACATION!
Who doesn’t?
I am in GMA mode.
Disneyland Parade!
Princess staying with us for a while.
Family at the beach!
WHAT A VOLLEYBALL GAME! 🙂
And so…I have been playing!
BUT…
My brain won’t STOP!
And so…I am trying to
CHANGE MY MINDSET!
Instead of:
I MUST STOP!
I MUST LET IT GO!
IT’S SUMMER…STOP WORKING!
I am changing my mindset to:
I AM GETTING ORGANIZED FOR NEXT YEAR.
I AM CREATING PRODUCTS THAT WILL HELP OTHERS.
I AM ENJOYING THE CREATIVITY I CAN EXPRESS!
This will make my classroom “work” easier & more engaging!
And so..
I create..
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And for YOU!
A FREEBIE to help your kiddos when working on close reading!
ENJOY!
And so…
I am back to work, play, work, play!
I LOVE VACATION!
ENJOY YOURS!
HI!
My name is Wendy.
I am a CLIPART ADDICT!
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NO.
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Who doesn’t?
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teacher & homeschool friends…
I have
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