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Comment on The Upside of Downtime by chartchums

chartchums — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:36:47 +0000

Good for you! See, not so scary

Comment on The Upside of Downtime by Sandie

Sandie — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:30:40 +0000

Thanks for the ideas for growing personally and professionally this summer. I plan to look into and take your advice on many topics. (This being just the beginning as I have never left a reply on a blog entry before. Time to branch out.)

Comment on The Upside of Downtime by Chani Kanarek

Chani Kanarek — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:22:53 +0000

Thanks for all your help this year! Please come back next year… Wishing you a great summer… Chani

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Comment on So your students are starting to read chapter books!… by Margaret C

Margaret C — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:50:51 +0000

Super, super helpful – thank you!

Comment on So your students are starting to read chapter books!… by learningontheedge

learningontheedge — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:14:51 +0000

This is great! I like how you have developed a learning continuum to gauge the kids of responses. This is something I would love to work for when my first graders become my second graders next school year.

Comment on Charting Science Writing by Beth

Beth — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:26:09 +0000

Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea. The timing was perfect as it helped my Kindergarten students summarize a year long study on salamanders using the scientific method. We created a chart using samples of their work. In the end, all had a report to display at the science fair, with all the steps of the scientific method represented. This year’s writing was clearly some of the best thanks to the guidance of Chartchums. Your hard work and willingness to share with others is greatly appreciated.

Comment on So your students are starting to read chapter books!… by luckeyfrog

luckeyfrog — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:08:02 +0000

My 3rd graders had reading journals where they had to write a response to their writing. A lot of people do letters where the students just retell or summarize, but I told my students that their journals were for THEIR thoughts- not the things I could find in the book, but the things I could find in their heads ABOUT the books. I would respond back and forth to them, and they grew so much. I could really tell who was truly understanding and thinking deeply about their reading.

I also would occasionally read a response aloud (anonymously) and have the students “rate” it with their fingers, 1-4. I love the idea of correlating the points to an anchor chart showing an example of each one. I think after modeling, it would be perfect to use after a read-aloud! You could give every student a Post-It note and then let them rate how strong they think their response was by placing it in the appropriate area on the chart!

Thanks for some great ideas!

Comment on Vocabulary Visuals – Using Charts to Help Make Words Stick by kakihowells

kakihowells — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:29:07 +0000

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Comment on What’s Play Got To Do, Got To Do With It? (Answer: Everything) by Rose

Rose — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:16:27 +0000

What wonderful, authentic teaching! Students driving their learning with a real focus for success. The video clip made me smile. Excellent Yoda voice. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on What’s Play Got To Do, Got To Do With It? (Answer: Everything) by Janet Abercrombie

Janet Abercrombie — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:15:50 +0000

I love the use of Star Wars for students to self-evaluate their use of new reading skills. Most excellent.