When I first started literature circles with my second graders, I was a little hesitant that they could handle it. After doing it successfully in my fourth grade classroom, I figured that there had to be a way that second graders could benefit from these activities. After a few years of experimenting with different ways to introduce and teach the students the different literature circle jobs, it became evident that students in second grade are capable, and wanting, to participate in literature ... READ the POST
Sticker Story Paper FREEBIE!
Sticker Stories are a fun way to get kids excited about writing! They are not only a great tool for the classroom, but also for at home, motivating your own children to practice their writing skills. How Sticker Stories are done: The Child..... 1. Chooses ONE sticker and places it anywhere in the picture box on the Sticker Story Paper. This can also be done with preschoolers, but instead of them writing the story, YOU write the story for them. Or, if you are a preschool ... READ the POST
Silent Response Cards! Awesome Assessment Tool!
Class participation....there's a phrase that I find myself repeating over and over at parent conference time! Every year I have a handful of sweet, bright students, who just won't raise their hand to participate in sharing answers aloud. At times I will call on them, even when their hands are not up. However, it's when they come to raising their hand on their own, and sharing out the right answer, that they get that awesome, outward satisfaction of "I KNOW THIS!" I ... READ the POST
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