I love this idea! I'm thinking of tying it to s.s. standards and bring
in "old time" gadgets too.
Linda
On Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at 12:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Here is a fun activity that I did with my kids that they really
> seemed to
> enjoy... but if I know you probabl
I keep trying to make the point that these strategies of comprehension are
not just for reading text but are necessary life skills that help everyone to
think deeply and carefully so.
I brought in five unfamiliar kitchen gadgets and asked them to sit at a
power table so that four kids
You might try other kinds of tools as well -- a mix of kitchen, household,
shop, and lawn tools might be interesting (and could keep the game going for
a long time).
And if you think your kids might enjoy seeing adults play this game, you can
always either tune into "Ask This Old House" on PBS,
Kerry,
If you get one based on California Standards I would love to see it.
You can email me offlist. Does anyone have something that includes
state standards and mosaic strategies?
Pat K
"to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night
and day, to make you like everybo
I have modelled asking questions by starting off with, I wonder...To date, only
a few kids use this stem to ask a question about a book that we're reading but
they are all genuine questions. I think the I wonder really helps them think
about things they wonder. I think that when you have kids
I have recently found a neat set of "Twin Texts" that offer a nonfiction book
and a corresponding a fiction story. My students who have used them at the 4th
grade level have REALLY enjoyed them. I went to the company's website and see
that they are available for rearly readers, too.
You
In response to Sandi, while it is true that we should avoid using the word
"never" when referring to teachers as a group, we should also avoid speaking
for the entire group of teachers on this list serv, as in "The teachers on
this list serve certainly DO use schema in their sentencesas wel
Hi Tanny,
Thanks for the reference. I just ordered your book from Heinemann and based on
the great recommendations here I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Elisa Waingort
Calgary, Canada
Jan,
I just finished my very first book, Comprehension Connections. The chapter
about Questioning is availa
A preview of Chapter 1 of the soon-to-be-published second edition of
Mosaic of Thought is available at the Heinemann site.
http://books.heinemann.com/products/E01035.aspx
I saw this on the site just now. I haven't read it yet--just thought I'd
share.
Eagerly anticipating the great discussions.
