Check out some of the things we do in class!  We are always busy learning and having fun in the process.

Centers

Every morning, the kids are working independently in centers while I meet with various guided reading groups.

These kids are "Reading/ Writing Around the Room."  They pick out a pair of funny glasses to wear, a pointer, a clipboard, and a handout that tells them to look for certain words posted around the room.

In the Reading Center, the kids choose a book to read and then complete a book response. If time permits, they have different reading games to choose from.

At the Listening Center, the kids get to listen and read along to a book.  Afterwards, they will respond to the book.

He's finished his first two centers so he can go to his third center, LeapPad Center.  Grab a favorite book and a LeapPad and you open lots of fun!

At the Making Words Center, the kids get a magnetic board, a bag of magnetic letters, stamp pad, letter stamps, a sheet of paper, and pencil.  With the magnetic letters, they manipulate them to make words.  When they've found one, they stamp the word onto their paper.

They've just finished the Writing Center.  Now, it's time for the ABCs Center.  They pick out three to five word cards and puts the in ABC order.  After a partner checks the cards, they record them on the sheet.

They are in the Writing Center.  They pick out stationary of choice and write.

In the Book Bags center, the kids choose a book we read in reading groups to do a book response.

Guided Reading Groups

Everyday, I meet with two to three reading groups working with students on their instructional reading level.  We have a book talk with an introduction of the book, building background knowledge, and a picture walk; we review the sight words; and talk about strategies good readers use while reading.  Then, they get to read the story alone and with a partner.  When finished, we go over the contents of the book and other various reading skills.

Activotes

Activotes is one of the ways I assess the students of their newfound knowledge. They each have a remote control-like voting device that works with the Activboard. I've created various assessments and they use the Activote to respond. They are incorporated into all subject areas.