PICTURE BOOK GOLD!
Reading aloud is one of the best things a teacher can do to improve comprehension. I love to read aloud, and my students love to hear me read good books. I usually start Reader's Workshop with a read-aloud (mostly picture books). When I find an amazing one that makes my class think, I call it PICTURE BOOK GOLD!
Extra Yarn is PICTURE BOOK GOLD! (Since we'd already read I WANT MY HAT BACK, my kids knew who Jon Klassen was!)
I read this book aloud to my students this week. When I turned to the page with Bear and Rabbit, the reaction was terrific! I let the conversations go on. Many insightful things were heard. I decided to capture the conversation in a Voicethread. (I'll post that here.)
MY NEW BOOK CLUB!
At our school, we have a 30-minute period on Fridays where each student participates in a club/activity of their choice. The teachers run the clubs. I decided to start a Jr. Nerdy Book Club! It's open to every student in our grade level. I had an amazing response and my club is full! I'm not assigning a book, and I think that's the popularity of it! We had to have our 2nd meeting rescheduled because of a guest speaker, but we will meet this week, and I will share here.
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