Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-28 Thread Joy
Pat, I really like Time for Kids. Patricia Kimathi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joy, Which magazine are you recommending? Pat K Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand.

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-27 Thread Joy
I think their articles are more interesting. It's as if they have their fingers on the pulse of what matters to kids. Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand.

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread Felicia Barra
@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 1:20 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions? Hi everyone- It's me again - brand new to 5th grade as of 2 days ago after 13 years in grades 1 and 2. Thank you to ALL who have posted. I bought 5 new teacher resources thanks to you all! Keep the ideas

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread Joel Hootman
We used Time for Kids but stopped because we couldn't keep up with it each week with everything else we have to do. It is good, especially for fifth grade. I try to keep lots of magazines in my room especially for those kids who are nonfiction readers. It has made a WORLD of difference to

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread Joy
Time for Kids is my favorite. I just received the first issue of Scholastic News (which was ordered for me instead of TFK because the school got subscriptions for free with points.) I put them out for my students to take, and unlike TFK in the past, no one took one to read! I offer this

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread Carol Carlson
For non fiction, our teachers really like National Geographic for Kids. There are several different versions, so if you have struggling readers, you can get an issue that has the same content, but the Pathfinder (I think) is written in easier to read text. Carol On Aug 24, 2007, at 8:29 PM,

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread Renee
On Aug 25, 2007, at 6:55 AM, Joel Hootman wrote: We used Time for Kids but stopped because we couldn't keep up with it each week with everything else we have to do. It is good, especially for fifth grade. I used Time For Kids for years with third, fourth, and fifth grades. Once a week I

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread Renee
On Aug 25, 2007, at 7:14 AM, Joy wrote: Time for Kids is my favorite. I just received the first issue of Scholastic News (which was ordered for me instead of TFK because the school got subscriptions for free with points.) I put them out for my students to take, and unlike TFK in the

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread SooZQ55164
Earlier I wrote that I used National Geographic for Kids. I mainly use the Explorer edition but The Pioneer edition is written for grades 2-3. It contains the same stories, pictures and layout as the older edition but there is less text and it is written for the younger grades. I use it with

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-25 Thread Patricia Kimathi
I get both. The school orders TFK and I pay for SN. I have used them for every grade level but 1st. the children love them both and read them for classwork or homework. Pat K to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you like everybody else

[MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-24 Thread Kimberly Stapert
Hi everyone- It's me again - brand new to 5th grade as of 2 days ago after 13 years in grades 1 and 2. Thank you to ALL who have posted. I bought 5 new teacher resources thanks to you all! Keep the ideas coming! :-) I'm wondering what other 5th grade teachers out there do with ordering

Re: [MOSAIC] magazine subscriptions?

2007-08-24 Thread jdelich
Teachers in our building order STORYWORKS from Scholastic. These magazines are more expensive but really high quality material- no comparison to others. Many 5th grade girls will still like at least some parts of American Girl magazine. mosaic@literacyworkshop.org wrote: Hi everyone- It's me