] On Behalf
Of Terry
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 6:31 PM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] sitting on the floor
I have several folding outdoor chairs (the collapsible type) in my room.
Would those work? They are compact enough to tuck away when
You mentioned how your trainer explained why we have students move in close
and sit on the floor — I'm curious what exactly did she say?
I know I have my reasons why I want students to do so, but I know sometimes,
even when I take time to share with students my reasons why, that I still
have
My 5th graders enjoy sitting on their beach rugs to read. At a local
recycling store I bought some fabric reminents and cut them into beach towel
sized shapes. They roll up nicely are easy to store and also function tocover
the hands and keyboards during typing tests.
Good Morning,
I'm not a computer guru, but the message from Mrs. Teacher sitting on the
floor can not be opened nor deleted. I believe that messages with viruses
attached are still getting through.
Respectfully,
Cecile McKnight
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I teach 6th grade at a LARGE (almost 10,000 students) district in upstate
New York. Here's my dilemma - I would love to have the kids on the floor but
the custodian has firmly planted his foot stating no rugs (hygienic
reasons), no sofas (won't pass fire inspection). I saw that you have futons
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I have several folding outdoor chairs (the collapsible type) in my room.
Would those work? They are compact enough to tuck away when we aren't
using them.
Terry
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Stacey McDonald s...@nycap.rr.com wrote:
I teach 6th grade at a LARGE (almost 10,000 students)
I would just have them sit on the regular floor. It is only a few
minutes and it won't hurt them. I know it's not as cozy, and they
will probably complain that it's hard, it's cold, whatever, but I'd
have them do it anyway.
Can you maybe get some small rug samples that you can put down and
, and are easy to clean.
Susan
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From: Stacey McDonald s...@nycap.rr.com
Sent: Oct 6, 2010 6:45 PM
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [MOSAIC] sitting on the floor
I teach 6th grade at a LARGE (almost 10,000 students) district in upstate
New York. Here's my dilemma - I would
Maybe contact one of the local sports teams and ask if they have any of those
stadium seat cushions that they have as give aways... maybe they could
donate them to you. I have a set of them and the kids grab them when we meet
and put them away (in a wire 4 cube storage unit) when we are done.
I also let my students cycle through the chairs and pillows in my room
during reading. One of my students has index cards with all of the students'
names on them, and she selects 5 a day who can sit on pillows and chairs.
She writes the students' names on the board each day - it has worked well so
OK I'm going to probably come off as a little testy here, but if I had
middle school students complain that sitting on the floor hurts their
knees or their backs I would tell them they need a little more
exercise. Maybe do a few stretches first. When I was teaching art, I
had no chairs in my
I just think there would have to be an ENORMOUS reason not to, in order to
outweigh the great benefit of sitting together on the floor. I've seen 2
middle school teachers use 2 futans on the floor (not on raised frames) and
afew beanbags in the back. In one case, they rotated and in one case they
I teach fourth grade and I heard the same thing the first week or two. I have
never had this problem before. I simply told them that if I could get down
that low (I sit on a milk crate), then they could and that everything in life
was not comfortable and they might as well get use to sucking
I teach 6th grade in Middle School and most, but not all, think
sitting on the floor is babyish. I bought individual square cusions
that the students can use if they sit on the floor. Those that want to
sit up close to me and the book sit on the floor with a cushion. All
others bring their chairs
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To: wr...@centurytel.net, Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email
Group [mailto:mos...@literacyworkshop.org]
Sent: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:47:43 -0400
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] sitting on the floor?
I teach 6th grade in Middle School and most, but not all, think
impact D5, CAFE and your
reading/writing workshop model...
--- On Sat, 10/2/10, Sherry R Elmore scou...@chatham.k12.nc.us wrote:
From: Sherry R Elmore scou...@chatham.k12.nc.us
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] sitting on the floor?
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
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From: Rabundles [mailto:rabund...@gmail.com]
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[mailto:mos...@literacyworkshop.org]
Sent: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:47:43 -0400
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] sitting on the floor?
I
I teach middle school. Last year we adopted the workshop model. Our
trainer explained why we have students move in close and sit on the
floor during mini lessons. Last year this worked for my students.
This year several of my students are complaining about sitting on the
floor. They say
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