Read to Someone

We have been working hard to learn to be independent with our literacy choices during Reading Workshop. One of the choices we've been practicing is Read to Someone, adapted from The Daily Five. In this activity, children find a partner and take turns reading to each other from their own self-selected Just Right Books. They check for understanding at the end of each page by sharing the "who" and the "what" from their partner's reading. We've been working especially hard on using quiet voices during this activity so we don't disturb the group at the reading table or the other independent workers.

 

Word Work

This week the children were introduced to Word Work, which will be one of the options they have during our Reading Workshop while I am reading with small groups and individuals. This activity is developed based on the Daily 5. During Word Work, the children will be using various manipulatives including magnetic letters, sand, shells, clay, playdough, whiteboards, etc. to practice their spelling words for the week.

Listen to Reading

During our literacy block, students have the option to Listen to Reading. They will use a personal Mp3 player to listen to pre-selected stories. We've spent time practicing this activity and the children enjoy being able to listen independently. Boy did they know a lot about the Mp3 player already! They are so technology savvy!