Hi! Last week was my first week back to school. I am so thankful for Labor
Day! My body and mind can really use an extra day to recover!
Back to school time is a beautiful fresh start but along with it comes a lot
of training! Today, I hope I can share a helpful tool to make our
training run smoothly!
First, I created some guided reading posters to help introduce building
stamina, reading workshop, and 3 ways to read a book! These are always
monumental mini-lessons that I refer back to for the entire year of
reading instruction! I went for it and had them made into posters at
Office Depot!
They are 18 X 24
You can get these free in my store here! (If you need math, I have that free too)
We practiced our reading stamina three times our first week and our best
time was 8 minutes! (I may have looked away when one stray eye met
mine)
I made a hand drawn chart to keep track of our progress. One more way to
get that graphing in there, right?! Next week, students will put this
same information on their own graph to keep in their portfolio.
Once we have learned the different literacy options for guided reading, I am
ready to implement a rotation system for our small group time!
Woo-hoooo! It’s hard not to jump right in. I keep reminding myself
that slow and steady wins the race….
Do you have a rotation system?
After making the Math Rotation board a couple weeks ago, I had requests to make a guided reading board too!
I also made a power point that can be projected for students. (There’s an option without teacher table in the rotation)
I made sure to add technology options for those teachers that have
access, but to keep it general for all teachers to find what they need!
Happy Labor Day!
10 Lessons for Teaching Reading
The October Lit Kit
Guided Reading and Guided Math Essentials
Word Work Storage and Yearly Plan
Thank you for some wonderful ideas I can use in my class!
LOL we got up to 3 minutes this week….and that was definitely with a stray eye! It's so hard for them at first!! Love your rotation board! It looks a lot like the one I use 🙂 xoxo
What font did you use for the student names on the math journals? Also how did you make their nametags? Are you keeping them that way or changing to the ones with the hundreds chart, number line etc
Love everything in your room! Where did you purchase the black and white rug? We are using the Lucy Calkins writers workshop units of study and was wondering if you are familiar with it. If so, would you be able to create a writers workshop pack? I'd love to purchase one. =)
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Do you introduce 1 center per week or day? I'd love to see the first 20 days of guided reading! firstgradechitchat@gmail.com
Hey. How did you get your posters; stamina poster, 3 ways to read and ask 3 before me, so large? Did you go to like an Office Depot or Staples? Thanks! 🙂
Yes I took them to office depot and had them made 24 by 36 🙂