Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Your Great Ideas

Happy Thanksgiving!

I can't believe it is almost Thanksgiving break!! WOW! Hang in there!! I wanted to share with you some ideas that your co-workers had regarding the Strategies that Work book.

Kindergarten shared these strategies:
Reading with a question in mind
Connecting text to self: relating the characters to ourselves
On pg 111 The more we learn, the more we wonder

1st grade utilized these strategies:
On page 137 Creating mental images
I see
I hear
I can feel....
On page 127 questioning from informational text
On page 241 leveled reading with puppets

2nd grade had these great ideas:
On page 46 using think alouds/guided instruction with connecting ideas and asking questions.
On page 94 making connections between small poems and our lives utilizing during centers possibly.
On page 100 using the fact sheet for nonfiction literature such as writing about snakes, landforms, etc.

What great ideas you all had. I will send out a complete list soon! Have a great day and enjoy your Thanksgiving break!