tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2547683198657411902024-03-13T18:35:36.765-07:00Literacy for Big KidsStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-79431876846633954352016-02-09T11:36:00.000-08:002016-02-09T11:45:43.194-08:00Storyworks in Our Classroom: Online Resources<div style="text-align: center;">
Welcome to the first post in a three post series on Storyworks in Our Classroom!</div>
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This first post is all about the online resources Storyworks has to offer and how we use them in our fourth grade classroom. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to resources on the website. These are just some of our favorites!<br />
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If you have been looking for a way to supplement your curriculum, add to your Intervention/Enrichment tools, and include more Nonfiction in your room, I would highly recommend thinking about a subscription to Storyworks.<br />
(I am not affiliated with Scholastic. I just love this resource & think<br />
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What are your favorite online Storyworks resources? Is there something awesome on the site that I am missing? Let me know in the comments! Be sure to check back for the second post which will be on how I use Storyworks for our Intervention & Enrichment period.</div>
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Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-46984832865655379622016-01-18T06:09:00.001-08:002016-01-18T06:09:31.665-08:00One week ago...<div style="text-align: center;">
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One week ago, my teacher heart changed. </div>
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One week ago, I felt the excitement of Christmas morning.</div>
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One week ago, my phone had a constant buzz with Voxer excitement from book friends.</div>
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One week ago, nothing else mattered but our love for books we have shared.</div>
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One week ago, something crept in and pushed itself up against the walls and made my heart bigger.</div>
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One week ago, I watched a child who hated reading jump from his seat with excitement for books.</div>
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One week ago, a reader interrupted my Principal to say we were going to miss the Awards.</div>
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One week ago, our reading community was materialized.</div>
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One week ago, I felt electricity move through my body as my readers championed books.</div>
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One week ago, a book that we had all shared won the Newbery Medal.</div>
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One week ago, a book that we had all shared won the Caldecott Medal.</div>
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One week ago, in our tiny Ohio classroom, we were a part of a bigger reading community.</div>
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One week ago, we all belonged somewhere, and that somewhere was together in our classroom, reading books.</div>
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If you're a teacher then it is almost certain that you know about <a href="https://clubs2.scholastic.com/">Scholastic Reading Club</a>.</div>
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When I talk about the efforts I make to stock our classroom library Scholastic is mentioned every time. Using Reading Club in my classroom is the NUMBER ONE way I get books. Last year, we added over 100 FREE books to our classroom library by utilizing book orders.</div>
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This is the part where you turn into Negative Nancy. </div>
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"My kids never order books."</div>
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"I teach in a Title 1 or low income district."</div>
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"Book orders are too much work."</div>
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"No one orders enough for it to be worth the work."</div>
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Well, don't be negative! I promise that I can give you some tried and true tips for making the most of your Scholastic Book Orders.</div>
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<u>Things to do that you might NOT be doing</u></div>
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-Send home multiple flyers</div>
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Check with other teachers in your building. Not everyone uses Reading Club & sometimes you can snag their flyers! You can see which flyers you receive under My Account. If you are having trouble online, call Scholastic. They are so nice and helpful!</div>
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4. Payment method- send in checks or money orders, online orders can use credit cards. No cash!</div>
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5. A small blurb about why we do book orders (to get books into the hands of kids and to get bonus points for free books for your classroom library)</div>
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6. How many books? I have always included the amount of free books from the previous month's order. This helps parents see that their money supports the class in a big way! </div>
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7. Monthly book suggestions- make some suggestions based on what your class is loving. Big Nate, Non-Fiction, Graphic Novels and Dork Diaries are huge hits in my class. Sometimes parents just need some suggestions.</div>
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9. Did I mention the due date?? :)</div>
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Have students write their classroom wish list books on the board, in a notebook or somewhere that the teacher can see them before placing the order.</div>
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NEVER EVER EVER MISS OUT ON THEIR SEPTEMBER BACK TO SCHOOL 10,000 BONUS POINTS! If you go hard one month a year, make it September!</div>
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Don't be afraid to set high goals. You will be pleasantly surprised when you see how excited the kids get as the picture gets colored in. This visual works for us as a class. Do what works for your students. Keep in mind that I never include students names, we don't make a HUGE deal about the signs, I think the casualness helps students not feel badly if they don't order. We have a lot of conversations about how some months we can order books and some months we can't. This should be used as a fun visual and should not be tied to any rewards or punishments.</div>
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Every year my kids eat up <a href="https://clubs2.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=11151&catalogId=10001&productId=85140143">Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet Series</a>. This year I got smart and ordered a complete SECOND set to satisfy the classroom demand. Free with bonus points!</div>
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Balance the books you order! Actually sit down and write out the books you plan on getting with your next order. I even label the genre sections so I can make sure that I'm not favoring (ahem... realistic fiction and graphic novels) any genres or formats.</div>
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One of the tell-tale signs of a Reading Community is that <i>the readers in the community make plans</i>.</div>
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Our school has TWO WEEKS off for Winter Break. That is a long amount of time to be away from my readers. The week before break we got together and decided on some concrete plans for break. </div>
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Our goals were simple: make a plan, be prepared for that plan.</div>
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I think it's no mystery that I love the look of book spines. My door is adorned with our read books of the school year, our shelves house most of our books spine out and we do some fun book jacket designs throughout the school year. It was only natural that our Winter Break TBR included the chance for beautiful spines.</div>
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-Readers should jot down books they are currently reading & ones they want to read over break.<br />
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-Readers should shop the classroom library, school library and make plans to get the books they will need for break (this helps students avoid reading emergencies).<br />
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-Readers should color in the spines as they finish their books.<br />
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-When you return- celebrate all reading! Share your successes or goals with the kids. Show them your TBR and talk about how it went.<br />
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So, if you are planning to make plans with your readers (and you SHOULD) then get this Winter Break Freebie <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Break-TBR-to-be-read-Book-List-2258657">here</a>. If you know you love the design and want to be able to use it for all of your breaks, find the full set <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Break-Books-to-Read-or-TBR-Lists-2285055">here</a>.</div>
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Let me say that I am loving using Writer's Workshop in 4th Grade. I am still under Lucy Calkins' Launching Unit for the beginning of the school year. Today we completed a lesson about using objects around you to spark memories. I combined this lesson with one about writing narratives. Her lesson calls for using Roxaboxen (a strong narrative describing a place where children go to make their own neighborhood in their community). Roxaboxen has fort building, community making, make believe wars and stores, and even their own form of currency (shiny, smooth black pebbles)</div>
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My kids LOVED this story. Immediately, hands were up wanting to share their own outdoor experiences with friends. It was refreshing to know that some of my little friends still do the same things I did as a kid with my neighborhood friends. I started by saying "do you guys ever just go outside with your friends and BUILD STUFF? Get your hands dirty and MAKE THINGS?" Only a few looked at me like I was crazy, the rest entered this crazed moment where they had to share about their adventures. Homemade ovens, bandana-wearing, fort building, nerf gun wars. Love it.</div>
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You don't have to use Roxaboxen, and you don't have to have the perfect lesson. I want to just encourage you to trust your teacher instincts. I had no plans to go outside when I added this lesson to my plan book. It wasn't until I saw their enthusiasm for being outside making things that I tweaked the whole thing and we headed outdoors!</div>
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What resulted was a lot of engaged writers. Students were finding their small object then settling in a cozy spot to start their writing. My school is lucky enough to be located right next to a small park and we have a beautiful courtyard that is perfect for outdoor learning. Even if you do not have these types of spaces, I still encourage you to get outside with your kids. The fresh air, the possibilities, the engagement... it's well worth your time.</div>
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5. Once students find their item or cover their objective have them sit and write, write, write. Being in nature can be so inspiring and altering for young writers. Just being outdoors while writing is very powerful.</div>
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I'm challenging all of you to get outdoors for learning this week. It doesn't matter what subject area or for how long, just get outside and see where it takes your learning. Use this hashtag so we can all follow along: #OutdoorLearners</div>
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School started on Thursday of this week after an Open House Tuesday night. ALL of my kids in my homeroom came to Open House where I had the chance to meet them AND their parents or guardians. After leaving Tuesday night, I knew we were ready for a great year!</div>
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My husband took an idea I had and brought it to life by making me this Signpost!</div>
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I did the writing on the boards, but everything else was all him and I'm obsessed with how it turned out.</div>
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I wanted my classroom door to reflect what we will be working on when it comes to building a classroom reading community. I added the "spines" of the books I read this summer and as students finish books in class, they will add the spines to the "bookshelves" on the door. I can't wait to see this filled up as the year goes on.</div>
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I have some great colleagues in 4th grade this year. They came up with the idea of doing some sort of social media board in our hall and then after a few discussions and some Pinterest browsing, we came up with this. Our Math teacher did all the labor on this one and I loved how her idea came to life. We will change out hashtags and photos, stories and drawings as the year goes on.</div>
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Our classroom library is the epicenter of the room and two days in, it is already getting a lot of use! We have gathered here to share stories this week and a lot of people gravitate to this area to work. </div>
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Our first teacher day was Monday and it left me finally feeling prepared to start the school year. I didn't make it up to school as much as I usually do to prepare, but things went off without a hitch. After two days of schedule tweeking and getting used to my new daily duty as the Social Media Director (LOL) I think we finally might be in a groove for next week!</div>
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So, two years ago when I first went to fourth, I started chatting with my now reading bff, Lisa from <a href="http://www.fourthnten.com/">Fourth and Ten</a>. She was so helpful that first fourth grade year and gave me lots of ideas and support. She is the one who encouraged me to read Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna in the first days of school. We read the book and then did her Toothpaste Words activity to go along with it. We talked about how the toothpaste is like the feathers from the story. Once they are out, it's hard to get them back. This is always a hit each year (this is my third year doing it) and it leaves a lasting impression. It also proved as an excellent connection to Each Kindness, which I shared on Friday and we will do an activity with that Monday. I'll be sure to share.</div>
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Speaking of our community, the last book we shared for the week was The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. This book was shared with me from another friend, a third grade teacher in my building. We read the book and then watched the video. We talked about how books can help you escape reality and make you feel lots of different emotions. One student even added: </div>
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A little reflection: These kiddos feel like babies compared to the big bad 6th graders I just let go mere months ago. They are so cute, kind and SWEET. They are so sweet! I am loving my time with them already and I know this year will be the best yet. I am so excited to get back to work on Monday.</div>
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I hope everyone had a great start to the 2015-2016 school year. If you're not back yet, I encourage you to think about really spending some time with your kids during the first couple of weeks to get to know them and build a strong classroom community. You will reap the benefits all year!</div>
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Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-91865318207658719942015-08-10T08:45:00.000-07:002015-08-10T08:45:29.689-07:002015 #PB10for10<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm participating in this year's Picture Book 10 for 10 on 8/10! Since this is my first year participating, and my fourth year teaching, I decided to do a theme. I'm doing Picture Book a Day in my 4th grade classroom this Fall, so I think this time next year, I will have so many more picture books under my belt and I may have a more "I can't live without these books" list.</div>
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Make sure you check the hashtag on Twitter to see the posts from everyone.</div>
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If you are participating, you will have already joined the Google Group, so the posts will be available to you there. Enough talk, here we go! </div>
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I decided to focus on my first 10 read alouds for this upcoming school year! This goes perfectly in hand with #classroombookaday because I have been getting together books and trying to piece them in at the right times. I don't know if this will remain final (I am an Indecisive Gemini), but we'll see. </div>
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This book was introduced to me by a colleague (Thanks Jess!) and I have read it to my kids ever since. There is an amazing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad3CMri3hOs">YouTube video</a> that goes along with it. The kids love the book and video each year. I find that it gives us a great jumping off point for the school year. The kids wonder, think and decide what happened in the story. Some kids pick up on the deeper metaphor the story presents. Whatever a student thinks, I know that they are already engaging in deep analysis of a picture book, day one. The music in the video is magical and I always end up crying. If you haven't read this one, get it right away!</div>
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Let me first say that I love Peter Brown's illustrations. If you do not know his books, please fix this dilemma. He will quickly become a favorite! I live in the same community where I teach, so this one is a perfect hit for me. My kids do often see me outside of school. I work hard to develop relationships with my kids and this is a great sidekick for me at the beginning of the year. Your teacher is a little hard on you, but just because she loves you? Sounds like me. See you at Kroger!</div>
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I love Loren Long, and she's the illustrator of this beautiful book. This book was recommending to me by one of my dearest teacher friends, Lisa, from <a href="http://www.fourthnten.com/">Fourth And Ten</a>! She has a great beginning of year activity that goes along with it called Toothpaste Words. The lesson in this book is powerful and very good for my big kids to hear in those first few days of school. I started using Lisa's idea of sharing this three years ago, and I think it's one that I will continue to keep on hand.</div>
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This book has quickly becoming one of my favorite books of the year! The message is one that all kids can identify with. Be who you are! Use your imagination and go places. I can't wait to share this with my incoming 4th graders! Added bonus, the illustrations are so whimsical.</div>
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I mean, if you love Mr. Schu then you love Nana and Lauren Castillo. This book touched my heart and will be the perfect book to share with kids at the beginning of a new year. Maybe you have some kids who are new, maybe you have some kids that will be spending their first year in the big bad 4/5 hallway, whatever the case, this story will help kids explore the unfamiliar.</div>
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I am working on getting some great Non-Fiction picture books into my classroom library this year. I have really started buying NF picture books and this one will be a great one to share with kids in August. The illustrations are so interesting and I'm hoping that this PB Biography gets my Students talking!</div>
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Doesn't <i>Sam and Dave Dig a Hole</i> teach us so much about life? I love the conversations the kids have after reading this book. So many great themes come up and I am obsessed with Mac&Jon anyways. The combination of these two guys together.... Perfect. Also, be sure to share the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBJVZuMd6R8">Book Trailer </a>for this one before you read it. It's pretty amazing.</div>
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Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-9035943837012403272015-07-20T19:02:00.001-07:002015-07-20T19:04:13.504-07:00Global Read Aloud 2015: Fish in a Tree (#GRA15, #GRAFIAT)<div style="text-align: center;">
Pernille Ripp started an amazing thing called The Global Read Aloud. You can find more information on the initiative here at <a href="http://theglobalreadaloud.com/">the website</a>! Sign up on the website while you're there!</div>
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Comment below if your class will be joining, I would love to connect. We are hoping to tweet a lot and connect with classrooms through the FIAT <a href="https://edmo.do/j/j4t583">Edmodo Group</a>.</div>
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I am participating again this year with my 4th Grade Class and I know the kids will be just as excited as me when they find out we're reading Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt!</div>
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Fish in a Tree is a #heartprintbook for me. I believe that every Educator should read and learn from Ally and Mr. Daniels. If you want to read my review about FIAT, check it out here at the <a href="https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/great-minds-dont-think-alike-by-stacey-riedmiller/">Nerdy Book Club</a>!</div>
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On the website you will also find a handout to send home with students, a tools handout and a FAQ handout. All of the resources you need are there. Be sure to sign up so you'll be ready to go in October!</div>
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I always get a lot of questions about how I schedule my ELA Block. I've been working on this post for awhile, and I'm hoping it proves to be helpful for some of you who are new teachers and for those who need to revamp your current schedule. I am getting more into the Workshop Model this year, so this is a thing that is subject to change for me;<br />
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Conferences are also very important to me during this time: this is when (at the beginning of the year, I get to know my kids and their interests) I talk with students about reading. If you are intentional during this part, you cut out the guesswork in who is reading and who hasn't found the right book yet. Touch base with students and find a schedule that works for you!</div>
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This year I simply kept track of who I met with and when to make sure I was meeting with everyone. This year, I'm working on a more detailed system that will help guide the next conference with each student. It's a work in progress and you have to find something that is EASY and EFFECTIVE.</div>
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I hope you read out loud to your kids! There is so much research suggesting that Read Aloud is a vital part to our older kids learning, too! I love to use short stories, articles, blog posts and picture books to guide mini-lessons. You're also letting students HEAR a fluent reader and it's a great time to model reader thinking! Plus, who doesn't love being read to??</div>
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The moment when I connected a CCSS strand to Independent Reading :)</div>
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While I may not be the Common Core's biggest fan, those are the standards my district follows and I do like having a sort of Blueprint for what my kids should know. I like to tie my daily standard to the mini-lesson and talk with kids about applying it to whatever they're reading for IR. Works for us!</div>
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Another non-negotiable for each day is Writing about Reading. Last year, I started using Reading Response Letters and I loved the outcome. We also wrote to Authors, wrote Book Reviews and recommended books to our friends. This year, I'm looking to get other outlets involved. We will be blogging, tweeting, skyping Authors and writing RR Letters to help share what we are reading.</div>
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If you use a Workshop Model most of the things included in Step One should be revisited here. Make plans, schedule out your Read Alouds and have Mini-Lessons ready to go. This is the set that I am heavily working on this school year! I am researching great children's books to help me (gently) teach the CCSS. I'm working on Mini-Lessons that are planned and organized and ready to start the year.</div>
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If you're looking for something to help with Reflections at the end of Workshop, this is something I'll be using this school year!</div>
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Find them <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-and-Writing-Workshop-Planning-Check-Ins-1959765">here</a> in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store!</div>
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Keep track of Book Release Dates to help build anticipation with Students!</div>
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Use binders or some other filing system that works for you!</div>
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Covers and Spines are from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Teacher-Binder-COMPLETELY-Black-and-White-Theme-FREE-UPDATES-758327">Joey Udovich</a></div>
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My Teacher Lesson Planner keeps all of my grades, contacts, plans and schedules in one place. It's also easy to pick up and take to meetings.</div>
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I just did a post on <a href="http://literacyforbigkids.blogspot.com/2015/07/accountability-in-workshops-giveaway.html">Student Accountability during Workshop and/or Independent Reading Time</a>. It goes with my post about setting up your <a href="http://literacyforbigkids.blogspot.com/2015/07/series-setting-up-readers-notebook-in.html">Reading Notebook</a>. I use a two main things to keep kids "accountable" for their time: conferences and reader's notebook forms from Reading in the Wild.</div>
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<b>If you are conferring with students on a regular basis, you KNOW if they are reading during IR time</b>. If you see that they've been on the same book for a really long time, talk about it. If you see that they need to sample more genres, talk about it. TALK TO YOUR KIDS! Get to know them so you can build a strong relationship and ultimately classroom community. You can start giving them recommendations, because guess what? When you're looking for books you'll be reminded of your kids! You start to learn their tastes and what genres they love. Nurture that reading love!</div>
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Maybe not all readers keep a reading notebook, but guess what? I'm a reader. I leave reviews for books, I make plans to read books, I keep a mile long wish list on Amazon and I jump on <a href="https://twitter.com/literacybigkids">Twitter</a> and Good Reads updating page by page as I'm reading a great book! Teach your kids how to do the things that real readers do. Reading in the Wild has all the forms you could need for this part. Our key components are Status of the Class, Books I've Read, TBR (to be read) List, and our Genre Chart where we start to see our habits and tastes on paper in a nice visual format. Encourage kids to read widely throughout different genres. You will have kids that love graphic novels, or realistic fiction, or non-fiction. Don't discourage them because they show preferences, that's what real readers do. The 40 Book Challenge helps encourage kids to sample different genres without being a jerk about it. Guess what, there's no one to tell me to stop reading the heck out of Graphic Novels, and I'm still a reader, a functioning reader with good comprehension skills.</div>
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Okay, now, it is with great caution that I share with you the time I get for ELA. This year, I will have two hours a day with my students to teach Reading and Writing. Before you start drinking HATERADE, just remember that each district is different and I recognize that I am very lucky to have the class time that I do... </div>
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With that being said, my schedule is going to look different than yours! My recommendations are this: <b>Keep a Read Aloud and Mini-Lesson and then do Independent Reading</b>... If I only had 60 minutes that is what I would do with it. 30 minutes for each. I would also recommend using the mock schedule where one week you have a Reading Focus and the next is a Writing Focus. Every week will be filled with both subjects, but one week you may be doing reading mini-lessons and the next it will be writing.</div>
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I would like to share a schedule I use that was adapted from a Reading in the Wild (see, Mrs. Riedmiller is to Reading in the Wild as Mr. Schu is to Kate DiCamillo) Book Study last summer. I took someone's schedule (one that was originally a sample in Donalyn's book) and made it work for me with the addition of Genius Hour, because I LOVE GENIUS HOUR. :)</div>
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Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-17781868930044695912015-07-15T07:42:00.000-07:002015-07-15T09:16:51.177-07:00"Accountability" in Workshops & A Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;">
Every time I tell teachers or friends that my kids just read during class, they want to know: Where is the accountability? How do you KNOW your kids are reading? How do you know they're learning what they need to learn from the text? How do you know they're using strategies??</div>
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No one EVER asks me: How do you know your kids are growing as readers? or How do you know your kids LOVE reading?</div>
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I guess for me, I want to know that my kids are growing as readers. That they love to read, or that they have finally found their Gateway Book, the book that keeps them coming back for more reading experiences. I know so many teachers care about these things, but sometimes our classrooms don't directly reflect them.</div>
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Every year I try to improve my craft. I want to get better at what I do, I want to be better for my students and for myself. Taking a look at research, and using best practices in my classroom are two things that are at the center of my growth. There are so many things that I still don't understand, so many things I know I'm not doing the best way, but we keep learning and growing... Right?</div>
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After my last post about <a href="http://literacyforbigkids.blogspot.com/2015/07/series-setting-up-readers-notebook-in.html">Setting up the Reader's Notebook</a>, I have planned with my grade level team and started to really look at what will be in our binders. We want to make the items intentional and useful to both us and the kids.</div>
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The type of "accountability" I've moved into over these past couple of years uses the help of some materials in our Reader's Notebook. Most of the forms from Reading in the Wild help with this accountability piece. Students track what they're reading, review books, recommend books, make plans for what to read next and work towards our <a href="http://bookwhisperer.com/2014/08/12/the-40-book-challenge-revisited/">40 Book Challenge</a>. </div>
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I made some new graphic organizers in hopes that they would help students reflect on their day in workshop and make plans for the following day. We will use these this August to get started with workshop and they will be housed in our Reader's Notebooks.</div>
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It's also important to mention that my biggest accountability piece with my kids is Conferences. I meet with my kids as much as I can during the week (still perfecting this) and this is a great way for me to know what my kids are reading. Once you get to know your kids, this becomes more natural and the conversations you have with kids are key to seeing how they are feeling about reading and discovering struggles as they arise!</div>
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This post is the first in a Series, and will include information for READING NOTEBOOKS.<br />
Stayed tuned for WRITING NOTEBOOKS!</div>
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If you've been hanging around for a bit, you know that I am a Floating Teacher. What does this mean? Each year of my career, I've spent it moving to a new grade level. Something that has remained constant for me is that I've been lucky enough to only teach Reading and Writing (Language Arts) to each of my classes. </div>
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I've taught third, fourth and fifth. Next year, I get to go back to fourth grade! Each year, I settle into my teaching a little more, but not without much reflection. One practice that I will continue to use in my LA classroom, no matter the grade level is the Reader's Notebook. </div>
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This post is old, but very helpful. Stripped down to the basics, I took some of these ideas to eventually lead to my new set-up. Beth is the one who gave me the idea of using binders instead of actual notebooks (something that was then solidified when I asked this year's 5th graders for notebook feedback). Her setup is rock solid and even gives links for freebies if you don't feel like finding or creating something on your own.</div>
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Donalyn Miller: <a href="file:///home/chronos/u-e8aff52df9e4790c6ccadcd3d2e77b639e97a3bb/Downloads/How%20To%20Make%20a%20Reader's%20Notebook.pdf">How to Make a Reader's Notebook</a></div>
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This post is unclear which book it comes from and I do not remember seeing it <i>Reading in the Wild</i>, however, it gives step-by-step instructions for setting up a reader's notebook. This was helpful for me, because I already use all of her forms for my own reader's notebook. They worked perfectly with my students last year and why fix something that isn't broken? It was also helpful for me because I devour any resources from Donalyn and there are times where I wish I could ask her for more details when it comes to certain practices. This resource satisfies that need for me!</div>
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Here's a bit of a confession... sometimes as teachers we have so much on our plates that we need something that will kind of plan and implement itself. I want you to be intentional in this next part... All of our notebooks will be different, because all of our kids have different needs. If we're being really transparent here, as educators, we should be changing things up year to year based on our group of kids that we have. What do you want the kids to have available? What will help them succeed? What will help them reach their personal and classroom goals for Reading?<br />
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<i>Independent Reading</i>: <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Donalynm/reading-requirements-graph">Genre Requirement Chart</a>, Genre cheat sheet, TBR List, <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Donalynm/status-of-the-class-25053224?related=2">Status of the Class</a>, and <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Donalynm/reading-list-25020570?related=1">Books I've Read</a> charts. This would also be a good place to keep conferencing information for when you meet with kids during IR. *My kids had to add and add and add "books I've read" charts, so having the binder option will he helpful here!*</div>
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<i>Goals & Progress</i>: This section will include MAP scores (my district's way of progress monitoring and determining Lexiles in upper grades, not the end all be all, but just one tool we use), MAP goal setting worksheets, Fluency work, Student-generated reading goals. This section will also house our data tracking sheets for the Common Core (instead of having that in a separate binder).</div>
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Where will your kids keep their binders or notebooks? It depends on what you're using. If you have notebooks, they can be stored in book boxes or file folder crates. I used file folder crates (one per class) this school year and I would highly recommend that option if you are using notebooks! This year, I'm trying to get a binder shelf so we can keep them all in the classroom and out of the way when they are not in use. Storage is up to you, but it's something you definitely need to have planned out.</div>
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Real Talk: It's hard for me to find PD opportunities that are in line with my Educational Philosophies. </div>
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It's hard for me to find like-minded reading people who can share in my obsession with Donalyn Miller, children's authors, talking books, breaking down the whole class novel walls, an interest in alternative seating, giving students choice ALL DAY in reading and writing, and for God's sake: GIVING KIDS MORE TIME TO READ THAN MORE READING ACTIVITIES.</div>
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Well, I've found my Tribe. I love how many people actually said this as they got up at the end of our two special days in Parma, Michigan to share what they would take away from Camp. I've found my people that understand that the rewards need to go, that whole schools should set reading examples and make an inviting reading community; my people that LOVE TO READ! </div>
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None of this would have been possible if it weren't for my amazing husband. I had my registration completed for months and had the idea in my head for a whole year... but he made it happen. When I had no friends to go with he offered to come with me and bring our girls so I could experience the Nerdy Book Club that changed my whole world last summer. Husbands are the best.</div>
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Day One opened with Nerd Talks from Pernille Ripp, Ruth Ayres, Donalyn Miller, Lisa Graff, and Susan Haney</div>
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If you come next year, DO NOT MISS NERD TALKS! Wow! These ladies came in and got the crowd really pumped to talk literacy, story telling and books for two days. It was in a word, magical.</div>
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Pernille Ripp's Blog: <a href="http://pernillesripp.com/">Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension</a> is not one to be missed. She declared herself a Reading Warrior and had me sitting in the audience feeling chills because she was speaking my language. She was saying everything that is in my heart.</div>
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Naturally, I tweeted it and it got my most retweets and favorites during Nerd Camp. Which lets me know, that I'm not alone... there are other Reading Warriors out there!</div>
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These are some of my favorite slides from Pernille's presentation. Everyone was tweeting that she should have just dropped the mic as she walked off stage. Powerful stuff.</div>
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Lisa Graff was hilarious, sharing her story of becoming a reader finally when someone shared The Babysitter's Club with her, and Ruth Ayres talked about storytelling and how everyone has a story to share.</div>
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Susan Haney was fabulous. She's a principal from Parma, Michigan and the things she does in her school to help develop life-long readers are phenomenal. Here are some ideas from my favorite slides from her presentation, which I was sending to my own Admin night one.</div>
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<li>She says to hire amazing teachers because that really does matter</li>
<li>Communicate with parents: share why kids should be reading each night</li>
<li>Bulletin Board, Cafeteria and Hallway walls all display book characters and settings to get kids excited about reading</li>
<li>Principal's Bookshelf: She has a shelf in her own office where kids come in during the "morning rush" and "after school scramble" to check out books (LOVED THIS!)</li>
<li>Author Visits- she suggests getting quality authors who actually engage with students, not just whoever is available and cheapest- valuable advice! (She said Linda Urban and Bob Shea were excellent)</li>
<li>They also use authors as much as they can- presentations during the school day and then workshops with kids and parents in the evening, dinner included so parents can come and have dinner with their kids and learn more about books and reading</li>
<li>Wednesday Morning Assemblies: every Wednesday she meets with two grade levels (K-1 one week, 2-3 the next, etc.) and she does book talks, book trailers and read-alouds all while the teachers HAVE TIME TO COLLABORATE! Can you believe that? Genius!</li>
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She kept joking that she didn't want to go before Donalyn Miller, but she was excellent. She got the crowd laughing and Oohing and Aahing over her ideas. I'll never forget it.</div>
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My favorite part of his session (other than his talk about Ivan) was how he reads a picture books. He shared the process and it was both hysterical and endearing. Needless to say, I have always appreciated the smell and feel of books, but I've been smelling books more than ever over the past two days! Here are his <a href="http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/2015/07/my-handout-from-nerdcampmi.html">session handouts</a> and here is his <a href="http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/">website</a>. Always go to him for recs!</div>
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I just returned home from my very first Ed Camp. To say that the Ed Camp Model is probably the best model for Professional Development might be my grandest understatement. As my first experience outside of my school district for PD, I was blown away. This wasn't just any Ed Camp either, it was NERDCAMPMI. A magical place I've been dreaming of since last summer when I read Reading in the Wild (obsessed) by Donalyn Miller. I was introduced to the Twitter world as a tool and PLN for teachers. There was no turning back. Twitter has quickly turned into my daily go to for all things Education, reading and books!</div>
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The second day of nErDcampMI was the true Ed Camp Model. People who want to learn about certain things or lead a session about certain things throw their ideas up and everyone attends what THEY want to hear more about. What a novel concept!! I wish schools would take on this model so learning would be more valuable for their teachers! Anyways, I digress..</div>
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I got up and decided that I would like to share about how I use Book Talks and Book Raffles in my Upper Grades Classroom. First off, over 20 people showed up and I thought they had walked into the wrong room. Ha! I learned so much from the people that attended, I connected with new to me teachers and librarians and two authors even showed up to talk book talks with us!</div>
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I connect Book Talks with Book Raffles because the talk is usually what takes place as you introduce the raffle books. Make sense? I use this time to either talk about the book myself, have a student who has read the book lead the talk or (my favorite) share a book trailer!</div>
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<li>I give my kids two slips of paper and they add their name and drop them in the bucket for the books they would like to win- easy peasy! If they really want one book (they can do both in that bucket- the possibilities here are completely up to you & the class)</li>
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<li>All the other names go on the wait list posted in the room and the kids just let me know when they're finished and they can give it to the reader (hand this one off to the kids as the year goes on, this is just a classroom management thing so it doesn't eat up all of YOUR time)</li>
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<li>Start a new raffle everytime you get fun new books for the class library, I would say we did raffles in my 5th grade class this year every other week. Sometimes more and sometimes less!</li>
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My favorite read of the summer so far just so happens to be one that I will share with my students AS SOON AS WE GET BACK in August. Anyone who has a heart and a sense of adventure will devour this book. I read it quickly and it was my first #bookaday of the summer!</div>
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I was there, experiencing it myself. The unlikely friendship that develops, the pain and grief that our main character goes through, those light up candies from the Circus? All feel so real. The light up candies really stuck out to me... Like, I want to know where to get one. It has reached Everlasting Gobstopper from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Whipped Neon Cream from Hook Status for me... I'm on the hunt. I can just see it glowing through my stuffed cheeks now! </div>
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This Fantasy story has everything needed to become one that kids of all ages will love. A classic. The way Beasley weaves in and out of Grandpa's stories is just magical. Roald Dahl is my all-time favorite author, and she makes me feel RDish when I read this book. Make sure to pick this one up ASAP. And as Beasley reminded us this week, a book is for anyone who wants to read it.</div>
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As someone who is a huge <strike>stalker</strike> follower of the Nerdy Book Club, I was so excited when I woke up today to find out that my <a href="https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/great-minds-dont-think-alike-by-stacey-riedmiller/">book review post</a> for Lynda Mullaly Hunt's <i>Fish in a Tree</i> was posted!</div>
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What I was met with this morning was two of my closest teacher friends (<a href="http://www.myshoestringlife.com/">Amanda </a>and <a href="http://www.fourthnten.com/">Lisa</a>) waking me up to say that they loved my review. I had no idea it would be posted today and it was kind of cool having someone else discover it before me. This is such a big deal to me because I love The Nerdy Book Club... I find so many great posts there from authors, librarians, literacy gurus and more. Nerdy Book Club is a place where I feel like I fit in, a place in Education where people believe the same things I believe. I feel like I fit in there. The support from others who have read the review has been fantastic, too. All of you seasoned Nerdies may think this is silly, a post about a review, but this has given me such a high going into my first trip to Nerd Camp MI. I just can't even.</div>
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Wow, doesn't it look much better around here? I knew I needed something more professional looking for this little space since I've started using it more and plan on using it a lot in the future. Alexis from <a href="http://www.laugheatlearn.com/">Laugh Eat Learn</a> is the genius (see what I did there?) behind the new design. If you are looking for more bang for your buck when it comes to a custom design, you should check her out for sure!</div>
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Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-70959975736675216902015-06-13T06:44:00.000-07:002015-06-23T18:33:13.565-07:00#wecantputbooksdown My Reading Story<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hi Bibliophiles! I'm Stacey from Literacy for Big Kids. I'm going into my 4th year teaching (3rd, 4th, 5th, now back to 4th grade!) Today I'm sharing my <img alt="📚" class="CToWUd" goomoji="1f4da" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f4da" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" />•READING STORY•<img alt="📚" class="CToWUd" goomoji="1f4da" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f4da" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mine begins with lots of trips to our public branch of CINCINNATI LIBRARY as a kid. It was just a few blocks away so we often walked there for story time. Next is my EPICENTER READER: My Dad. My dad is an avid Non-Fiction reader. He loves all things Motorcycles and set a fantastic example for me by always having a magazine in his hands and always taking the whole </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">family to Barnes & Noble very often in my childhood! </span></div>
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CLASSICS played a huge part in my childhood reading! I was obsessed with Eric Carle, Mercer Mayer, Maurice Sendak and many others as a little lady. There's an Alligator Under my Bed & Miss Nelson is Missing are still two of my all-time favorites! </div>
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In elementary, SCARY STORIES shaped me as a reader of the horror genre. I loved to be scared and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was THE book in the 90's. I devoured Goosebumps books and learned about Ohio's Spooky History!</div>
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In 5th-6th grade I became an avid fan of REALISTIC FICTION (still my favorite genre today) and ate up series like The Babysitter's Club, The Boxcar Children (This influenced me to camp out and eat wild onions or weeds rather outside with friends) and Sweet Valley High.</div>
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In Junior High to High School, books like The Outsiders and Lord of the Flies had lasting impressions on me, however, I spent little to no time reading in high school because I was offered no choice in my classes. Sad. </div>
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Enter college, where my focus within education was reading! I had finally found my people! I took African-American Lit, English Lit, Children's Lit, Women's Lit, anything to expose me to more books. Poetry classes! It was in college that I honed in on my love for animal rights pieces like The Jungle, became OBSESSED with my current two favorite authors Roald Dahl and Flannery O'Conner. They both have these volumes of short stories that are so raw, haunting and unforgiving. Two of my favorite books of ALL TIME! </div>
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Which leads me here, being able to teach what I love! I love to read and love to share books. I wouldn't rather be doing anything else in the world. I read a lot of upper elementary and middle grades novels. I am a huge fan on YA, maybe because I always missed out on that piece in high school (take note HS teachers).. Now as a mother, I read to my little ones often and always take time to help them appreciate reading. My reading story continues, what is yours?? Check out the other girls to see theirs! (POSTS ON IG)</div>
Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-40243943543889676022015-06-08T07:46:00.001-07:002015-06-23T18:33:27.814-07:00Summer Read Alouds for Upper Grades<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Hi Guys! Stacey here from <a href="http://literacyforbigkids.blogspot.com/">Literacy for Big Kids</a>. My fantastic literary friend Courtney, asked me to Guest Post on possibly one of my favorite reading topics: Read Alouds! Can we start with some research and information on why you, yes you, should be reading aloud daily to your upper elementary students? Why should we start with research? You as a teacher should be ready to support the choices you make for your kiddos, and let's face it; saying you saw an Instagram friend do it in her class might not cut it.</span></div>
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"Read alouds stimulate curiosity in children as they are invited into a safe environment to marvel at the concepts being presented (Harvey, 1998)."</div>
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From the now famous <i>Becoming a Nation of Readers</i> released in 1985 (the year I was born):</div>
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"The single most important for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children."</div>
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Just because our kids are in grades 4-6, does not mean that they don't benefit from having a fluent reader read aloud to them regularly. Let's dig in to FIVE of my favorite read alouds for upper grades with a fun theme: Summer!</div>
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The One & Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate</div>
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Looking for an amazing read for your summer book club? Look no further. Why not meet up in fun summery places like an ice cream shop? (You know Bob is always hungry...) Have your final meeting for the book club at a local zoo where you can check out the place that Stella describes as "how humans make amends." This idea came to me from... wait for it... and Instagram friend. :)</div>
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All joking aside, <i>The One & Only Ivan</i> is a read aloud I do with my 4th-5th graders every year, no matter what. It gives kids an introduction to animal rights and advocacy; sharing with them that they can make a difference in the life of others. This book will change you. </div>
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*Also important to note: Katherine's new book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crenshaw-Katherine-Applegate/dp/1250043239">Crenshaw</a></i> is due out September 22, 2015*</div>
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Holes by Louis Sachar</div>
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If you know me, you know that I love Holes. I love the book, I love the movie.</div>
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What a perfect summer reading for the hot, humid, sultry weather. Bring your canteen! You'll feel like you're at Green Lake with the juvenile delinquents yourself. Stanley Yelnats will steal your heart and you'll love to see him grow and change as a character. When you finish the book, you can watch the <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/holes">2003 movie</a> and get your compare and contrast on.</div>
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul</div>
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Have you ever read a DOAWK book aloud to your class? It is so fun. Teachers and Parents will love all of the hilarity that ensues when Greg's family sets out on a road trip for the summer. This series is one of the top grossing children's book series of ALL TIME. Yeah, let that be proof enough!</div>
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Sisters by Raina Telgemeier</div>
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Need another road trip inspired tale? Wondering how to read aloud a graphic novel? This book is easily relatable for all older kids. Raina wants a little sister more than anything, but what she gets is a little {not so nice} sibling that is nothing like what she imagined. Raina delves into childhood with a realistic eye that will leave kids shaking their heads in agreement. When mom decides that they need to go visit family out West, all heck breaks lose on the road. Share this one with your kiddos on the ELMO or just side-by-side so everyone can see the beautifully illustrated panels.</div>
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Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord</div>
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Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-12296068736236598892015-05-26T16:15:00.001-07:002015-05-26T16:17:21.739-07:00Teacher Tips: EOY Planning<div style="text-align: center;">
As I close out my third year teaching I'm starting to finally feel like I'm not trying to stay afloat anymore. This is possibly the last year I will be a floating teacher and I get to stay in the same classroom. I have started to develop little systems that work for me in the classroom. Here are a few things I'll be doing this year (this week) to get ready for Back to School in August!</div>
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Setting up my bulletin boards</div>
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Creative Teaching Press has a lot really cute Back to School stuff! When I saw the light bulb borders, I knew I had to have them. They just remind me of Genius Hour!! Awesome! I layered the border on two of my boards and finished them today. I plan on trying to finish up the other board before the end of the week. </div>
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Setting up a First Week Box!</div>
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I did NOT come up with this idea. I saw it floating around and decided I was going to make it happen this year. What's in the box so far? Our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spelling-with-Morphology-An-Entire-Year-of-Differentiated-Spelling-Lists-1233025">Spelling Morphology Dictionaries</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-4-Square-Vocabulary-Notebook-1854970">Vocabulary 4 Square Notebooks</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Back-To-School-Brochure-Updated-for-2015-16-Year-1278725">Back to School Brochures</a>. Here are some more things I plan on adding: Learning Inventory Surveys & Trackers, Reading Notebook Items and Student Name Tags! I'm hoping to coax my secretary into seeing my class list early. :)</div>
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Linking up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for some cool and random things from this week!</div>
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As we are closing out the school year, we thought it would be fun to do a Book Recommendation Snow Ball Fight in class. We did a regular snowball fight at the BOY to get to know one another, this one was even better. We wrote a short synopsis for a favorite book we've read this school year, crinkled up our papers, had a snowball fight {mind the open windows please} and then picked up the nearest snowball to check out our rec. Then we worked together in small groups to see if the recs were books we might be interested in trying.</div>
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Donalyn Miller's <a href="http://bookwhisperer.com/2015/05/04/reading-is-its-own-reward-summer-reading-and-the-7th-annual-bookaday-challenge/">May 4th post</a> about upcoming summer reading really struck a chord with me. Everything she writes does. The post reminded teachers that there should not be incentives attached to reading. It's the time of year where people start to offer treats and rewards for reading and it has been proven through research that the act of attaching any type of reward or consequence to reading can have detrimental effects on kids and building life-long reading habits. You should really take a few minutes to read <a href="http://bookwhisperer.com/2015/05/04/reading-is-its-own-reward-summer-reading-and-the-7th-annual-bookaday-challenge/">the post</a>!</div>
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I have a student this year who is really loving Stephanie Bodeen's books. He devoured The Compund and is now reading Fallout. He is probably finishing as I type this post. His reading response letters have been some of my favorite to read and respond to this school year. He is an excellent writer and Stephanie has retweeted his posts a few times this year, so he's kind of a celebrity in our classroom.</div>
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Our 5th Grade is putting our their Annual EOY Play and man, it is getting intense. This is my first year in 5th grade, but apparently we have not had nearly the same amount of practice time as years past. A lot of that is due to PARCC testing {boo!} The kids are working hard and I'm hoping that things will come together soon. We have been practicing at my old High School and it has been nostalgic for me to be back where I spent so much of my time as a student. Loved Theatre!</div>
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This year, I organized a Book Drive so all of our K-5 students could take home 1-3 books for the summer. The students get to keep the books and the rest of them are going to a Cincinnati area school in dire need of many things. Teachers cleaned out their libraries and lockers and we ended up having so many donations! It was really a cool thing to see. I can't wait to really get it organized next year so we can have some newer books for the kids to keep at home.</div>
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The organization was really simple. I asked teachers to donate old books they didn't want anymore. I sent out a school-wide email with times for each grade level. Then, teachers were responsible for bringing down their own classes and letting their kids choose books. Besides the emails and storing the books until it was time, it was pretty painless. I had students help me set-up and our librarian helped me pack the remaining books up to be donated to <a href="http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/04/18/millvale-cincinnati-poverty-children-urbanpoverty/25949437/">Millvale Elementary</a>.</div>
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A super eventful week! I can't believe we have less than 2 weeks until summer. I'm ready for a little break to rejuvenate my mind and spirit. Next year will be even better.</div>
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<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-31484868860076599372015-05-16T13:45:00.000-07:002015-06-23T18:33:45.376-07:00Summer Share: Student Driven Life-Long Reading Habits<div style="text-align: center;">
After spending all school year really focusing on making independent reading the cornerstone of our classroom, an idea just HIT ME a few weeks ago. We do all of this work all year teaching our kids all of the things Wild Readers do, then we get to see them becoming Wild Readers before our eyes, so why isn't the next step having <i>them </i>pass it on to other students?? Genius, right?</div>
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Your Upper Grades kiddos might be ready for this challenge if you notice a lot of the following:</div>
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3. Walking into homeroom talking about books</div>
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4. Walking into homeroom asking a friend how far they got in their book last night OR sharing with your teacher how many pages YOU read last night</div>
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5. Audible gasps for any of the following: new Scholastic book box arrives, new Book Raffle set up at the back table, Preview Stack waiting on your desk from your teacher, being the next on a Wait List for a new release you've been dying to get ahold of</div>
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6. Updating your teacher on your progress towards the class 40 Book Challenge</div>
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7. Sneaking in "edge reading time" in the bus line, waiting for lunch, before special, etc.</div>
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8. Begging for "5 more minutes..."</div>
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9. Looking forward to writing weekly reading response letter AND</div>
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10. Devouring an entire series</div>
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Are your kids ready? Mine were... Enter Summer Share.</div>
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We sat down to talk about our own plans for summer reading. How will I finish Echo when I'm borrowing Mrs. Riedmiller's copy? What am I going to do until Lisa Graff's new book comes out? What was that book Lydia told me I should read? The questions were flowing... We were making plans, because everyone knows that WILD READERS MAKE PLANS.</div>
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Then I threw this out there: "I think we should visit 2nd grade and share all our book knowledge with them. Show them how we do things down here and then help them make summer reading plans."</div>
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YESSSSS! That's awesome, yes! Can we do that??</div>
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{enter 5th grade excitement}</div>
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4. How to chart your books read & "sample" all genres</div>
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We made posters to show our Reading in the Wild charts from our notebooks.</div>
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What happened during the sharing part was kind of magical. My kids were up there talking Big Nate and suddenly 2nd grade eyes light up at the mention of Nate and all of his adventures. 2nd grade Friends remember that their teacher read-aloud from a Magic Tree House book and they are excited to hear an older kid mention the series. A friend pulls out a Minecraft manual from his chair pocket to share with my 5th graders. IT. WAS. MAGIC!</div>
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Doing this made me see just how much my own kids have learned this year; it showed me how much they have grown in their life-long reading journeys. You better believe we'll be doing this again next year. I can't wait to sit down and really give this planning process some energy and thought.</div>
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Vocabulary is a work in progress for me. I've heard some research stating that teaching vocabulary is isolation is just IRRELEVANT. That got me thinking... I already DO NOT teach vocabulary in isolation. That's a step in the right direction, right? I still feel like I'm not {quite} there... </div>
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Step One: On my summer reading list is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Word-Nerds-Teaching-Students-Vocabulary/dp/1571109544">Word Nerds by Brenda Overturf</a></div>
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Have you guys read this one? I've heard great things and I'm hoping it will help me up my vocab game!</div>
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Step Two: Set up <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-4-Square-Vocabulary-Notebook-1854970">4-Square Vocabulary Notebooks</a></div>
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Guess what I'm working on?? setting up vocabulary notebooks for AUGUST. I know, I can't believe I'm this on top of it right now. We love using Frayer's 4 Square Model and it really helps the words become more concrete for my big kids! I've already made plans to finish these and Ladybug's Teacher Files Morphology Spelling Dictionaries next week. I figure if these are all taken care of, that's one less "not so fun" thing I need to prep in the Summer. Bye Felicia!</div>
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Get ready... The #wecantputbooksdown Girls are back with a Linky for May. New to the Crew is the most amazing and talented TeacherSunny. Find her on IG.<br />
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This month we're talking about what we do in our classrooms to promote MAY you always love to read! I have a ton of things that I do to try to get my kids to really LOVE reading. I want to start the post by saying that my go-to resource for developing life-long readers is <i>Reading in the Wild </i>by Donalyn Miller. If you know me, you know I'm slightly obsessed with the Reading Queen and all that she has taught me about turning my kids into avid readers. Let's pause, take a look at the photo, get online and order this book... I'll wait.</div>
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I'm attending a Scholastic Reading Summit this summer where Donalyn will be speaker, along with Mr. Schu (obsessed with him too) and that fantastic Cynthia Lord. I'm so excited to learn more about reading with these fantastic advocates, and if you don't know <a href="http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/">Mr. Schu</a>, go check him out. I'll wait again.</div>
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We had and awesome giveaway on Instagram where each person either gave away something fantastic from their TpT store or an Amazon gift card to buy more books. Thanks for checking in and don't forget to get back with us in June! :)</div>
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My IG post was about giving my kids the gift of TIME when it comes to reading. We spend 20-30 minutes everyday reading in class. This is Independent, free choice, reading for pleasure time. There is no worksheet attached, no work, no harassing teacher sucking the fun out of the room.</div>
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You may be shaking your head saying "Stacey, how do you find the time?" Well, my question to you is "How do you NOT find the time?" It has been said that kids should spend more time reading than doing reading related activities. Does that ring true in your classroom, I can say it does in mine. IR time is not the first thing cut from my schedule if something comes up (and doesn't it always?)... You have to make an effort. You make time for what you feel is important. Bottom line. What are not willing to compromise in your schedule? For me, it's this time. This time where all the magic happens. Where kids nurture their love of reading or discover it for the first time.</div>
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Here are some photos of my kiddos really loving their reading time... I mean seriously, kids beg for this time. That's how you know you're doing something right. They can't wait to take out their books.</div>
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Check out some of my great friends on IG for their suggestions... Anything from time to book raffles and book commercials!</div>
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For almost this whole school year, I have had this idea in my head of how fantastic it would be to have Exit Tickets ready to go for each of the ELA Common Core Standards. As the year has gone on, I have found meaningful slips here and there, but nothing that was an all-in-one type of resource.</div>
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Well, what do I do when I'm faced with this conundrum? I just make it. I'm fortunate enough to have learned quite a bit over the past three years when it comes to making things for my classroom. Where I am now is LIGHTYEARS ahead of where I was when I first made classroom job tags and my first bulletin board sets. For the most part, I've learned a lot by getting on PowerPoint and playing around. Some friends have also given me great tips along the way. I'm so thankful for this teacher community where you can learn from each other.</div>
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With that being said, this is the most proud I've ever been about something I've made. These are now my babies. The two sets that are now finished are <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/4th-Grade-ELA-Common-Core-Reading-Literature-Exit-Tickets-ALL-Lit-Standards-1835552">4th Grade ELA Literature Standards</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/5th-Grade-ELA-Common-Core-Reading-Literature-Exit-Tickets-ALL-Lit-Standards-1838668">5th Grade ELA Literature Standards</a>. I am working on 4th Grade's Informational Text Standards next. My plan... is to finish all of the ELA Standard for both grades within the month. I know that I can meet that goal.<br />
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I am always making up exit tickets on the fly after a lesson on point of view or inference, now I have them all ready to go in one place and I have a way of building on the skills needed to master the standard. There isn't just one ticket per standard, there are multiple ones to use as true formative assessments giving you and me meaningful data along the way!</div>
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The idea behind the whole thing is that you'll be able to check these out over the summer and make a plan for really utilizing them for formative assessment in the fall. Intentional formative assessment, which is something I'm trying to get better at next year.</div>
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If you follow me on Instagram, you have seen some of these images already. Both of the finished sets are on sale for $6 throughout the weekend to celebrate them being finished. They will be back to full-price on Monday!<br />
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Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152980328549851975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254768319865741190.post-84356491107373039832015-05-02T08:01:00.001-07:002015-05-02T08:01:17.803-07:00Currently: May!<div style="text-align: center;">
It's my first <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2015/05/currently-may-2016.html">Currently</a> here at the new blog. Isn't that exciting??</div>
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I'm excited to be linking up with the beautifully fantastic <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Farley</a> from Oh Boy 4th Grade!</div>
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You should go link up, too. So much fun.</div>
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This is the first weekend we have had IN A WHILE where we don't have any set plans. I'm taking full advantage by doing nothing but working on school stuff, hanging out with the family and eating.</div>
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Nothing sounds better.</div>
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