I agree. I've seen much carry-over in beanies and strategies, believe it or not. It goes back to "do you have to be able to name it to use it?" but sometimes we do need to make strategies explicit and in a common language. I know it sounds like a gimmick, but it really does work in transitional cases. I've seen teachers use the actual beanie babies, and I've seen them use just pictures of the beanies. I'm not sure which I'd do if I had my first grade classroom back.
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Ali Betts <a...@palermoschools.org> wrote: > Thanks for sharing your experience. I am a first grade teacher and have > found the same success you speak of. The students are much more willing to > engage and discuss what each beanie baby's role is _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
