That's funny. I'm a reading specialist who pushes in and I always say if Mrs.
Soandso came in and slammed the door and threw her books on her desk - what
would you think. It gets their attention 'cuz they're thinking it's out of the
norm. Or at least that's what I'm hoping they're thinking.
I could see using this with our fifth graders too. Does anyone have lesson
ideas for grade 5-6?
From: Ron Borchert
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 2:05:05 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] lesson on inferring for k and
Does anyone have a great lesson on teaching inference to kindergarten/first
grade students.
I would suggest using the book Dear Juno by Soyung Pak. It is in our third
grade Treasures (McMillan/McGraw reading series) and also available through
Amazon. It is about an little boy that has a g
I begin by discussing real life examples that they would understand. One
that I use is I tell if they come into the classroom and saw me blowing my
nose, coughing, sneezing, and looking really downthey would infer that
I'm sick. No one had to tell them I was sick, they figured it out on th
We have been having some discussions about inferring at my school. Many of our
teachers are approaching it in different ways. I was wondering how some of you
would define/explain inferences to 3 - 5 graders?
Thanks -
Diane Baker
Grade 4 Teacher
Mitchell Elementary School
14 School Street
W
Remember Piaget's theory of 'assimilation and accommodation'? We
assimilate new knowledge into what we already know and change our thinking to
accommodate new knowledge.
Kinderjane/SC :-)
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