So, I've been working in my classroom - seriously, a week and school starts!
I love having my students work on fluency with Six Minute Solutions and Comprehension with Timed Readings. I've debated how to make these charts into an interactive notebook, but I don't think it will work. So, they are staying in the plastic folders.
HOWEVER, I am in the process of setting up a Reading Interactive Notebook and an English Interactive-ish Notebook. The debate is to combine these together, but since I LOVE Giggles in the Middle, I might just keep the English portion in it's separate binder, with students adding their own learning to the Caughtyas.
THAT LEADS to the Reading Notebook - I've studied NUMEROUS ones this summer, and I am definitely going to mush a bunch of different things together! I'm planning on the students using their Composition Notebooks for this, that way students can transport them easily. I need to make my own "this what goes on the left side and right side," because, frankly, I want my TEACHER / CLASS input on the Left - I've only found one other teacher: Sabra who has admitted to putting class items on the left. Other influences for my Interactive Notebooks: Randy, Ms. Mohamed, and Donalyn Miller. I hope they go well - and I'll post photos as we grow with them this year!
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
School - 17 Days! Some of my plans: Focus: English
Hello,
I hope you have looked up #FMSBlizzard on Twitter - he's been making the rounds!
I've also been reviewing what I liked / thought helped last year - right now, the focus is on English. I know my students struggled with the concept of sentence types. I know my students this year will, also. So, last year I created "The Minons Do Grammar" Link to my document: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dFK3wjr29jJubpTAElPe3YYOxO74y2J_KDpFiSk_dPw/edit?usp=sharing
It really helped the kids understand sentences, and I plan on using it this year. (I did think about redoing it with new movies - but I've not seen any that I really want to relate to sentence types.) Additionally, I plan to incorporate the use of ELA interactive notebooks - which I've done somewhat before, but I conscientiously am going to focus on this to help students this year! Thank goodness for Pintrest - it's where I've gotten several pictorial ideas on how to make them work better than ever! Plus, with my new Twitter connections, I know I can always get help from another professional!
I hope you have looked up #FMSBlizzard on Twitter - he's been making the rounds!
I've also been reviewing what I liked / thought helped last year - right now, the focus is on English. I know my students struggled with the concept of sentence types. I know my students this year will, also. So, last year I created "The Minons Do Grammar" Link to my document: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dFK3wjr29jJubpTAElPe3YYOxO74y2J_KDpFiSk_dPw/edit?usp=sharing
It really helped the kids understand sentences, and I plan on using it this year. (I did think about redoing it with new movies - but I've not seen any that I really want to relate to sentence types.) Additionally, I plan to incorporate the use of ELA interactive notebooks - which I've done somewhat before, but I conscientiously am going to focus on this to help students this year! Thank goodness for Pintrest - it's where I've gotten several pictorial ideas on how to make them work better than ever! Plus, with my new Twitter connections, I know I can always get help from another professional!
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