Showing posts with label #bookclubs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #bookclubs. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Setting up an Elementary Classroom Book Club


 Book Club Starter Set

Book Club is an ELA activity that combines reading and discussion of "at level" books in an organized manner. Reading groups are determined by the student’s current reading levels and no more than six students are placed in each reading group to allow full participation by each member of the group. Modifications and adaptations can be made to make Book Club work in any classroom setting. Book Club was created to be used in grades 3rd-5th classrooms and was developed
with the help of a Reading Specialist.
This 23 slide set includes all you need to set up a Book Club in your Elementary classroom. The set includes:
-An explanation of what Book Club is
-Job Assignment explanations
-Worksheets for each Job Assignment
-Job Assignment Labels
-All documents in both an orange pattern print and in black/ white easy to print versions

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Kris McWilliams
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Monday, April 8, 2019

April Teacher Talk


Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern



It's April already, the school year is almost over.  Now it's time to look forward toward spring vacation if it hasn't already come and gone. Stop by our blog linky and see what great tips and advice are there just for you.

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 Spring Activities
Begin with mud and splash into fun learning this Spring.
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Music to Calm the Soul and Enhance Learning
“Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” –Ludwig van Beethoven. Why is it that for many of us, music is an essential part of our personal lives yet when we go to work or school we turn it off?
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 The Elephant in the Classroom
 Where is the elephant in the classroom? The recent college admissions scandal might give us a clue.
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 Scaredy Squirrel - Mentor Text
 What happens when Scaredy Squirrel visits YOUR home? This free writing activity will get your writers excited!
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 I Feel Bad for People Who Say They Feel Badly
 Do you know how to decide between the words bad and badly? Many people don't.
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 7 Tips to Help Students Revise Their Essay
 Try out these 7 helpful tips to guide your students during the revising phase. Your writers can use these tips throughout during the writing process.
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 How to Start Book Clubs in Your Classroom
 Are you considering using book clubs in your classroom? Learn five things you should do before you introduce book clubs to your class.
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 Make Mistakes on Purpose
 When students have the opportunity to correct the teacher, it reinforces that language point, assesses the students' understanding of that language point, gives the learner confidence, and teaches students to problem-solve.
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 Exploring Patterns With Project-Based Learning: Rotations, Reflections & Translations

Explore 4th and 5th grade geometry concepts with project-based learning. It's always surprising who excels with this type of project, and who finds them challenging. This one doesn't disappoint!
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Whole Body Learning
 Geometry was a daunting subject for me in high school. So when I started teaching, I was determined to think of a way to teach geometry that was fun and interactive.
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 Be sure to visit all of our teachers for some awesome ideas to use with your students.
 



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Monday, May 21, 2018

May Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern




It's May and June is just around the bend. You're probably counting the days till summer vacation. Be sure to stop by and see what these teachers are doing in their classrooms and gather some great tips and ideas. This is the last link-up for this school year. We'll see you in September

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Pack a Super Summer Kit

Suggestions for a super summer kit, to keep them learning over their vacay.
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How to Keep Your Class Engaged Through the End of the Year
The end of the school year is just around the corner. You’re looking forward to summer vacation and so are your students, but you still have at least 3-4 or more weeks left, so what do you do to keep those kiddos turned on to learning?  Here are some tips.
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The Difference Between Giving Up & Knowing When You've Had Enough
Angst and thoughts about the issues that teachers face today...one teacher's journey.
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He Can't? I Bet He Can!
Sometimes students who are severely physically disabled are thought not to be able to learn; especially when they can't speak or respond. We need to think outside the box.
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Summer Reading: What's Hot? and What's Cool?
Reading Spotlight’s May Blog Post explains how to find out “What’s Hot? and “What’s Cool?” this year for Summer Reading. Want to know “Why Kids Don’t Read,” “How to Motivate Summer Reading,” and “Why Summer Reading is So Important”? You’ll find links there, too, for this valuable information.
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Tales from a Teacher: The Light Bulb
It’s math time again! Each day this week I’ve been watching my students’ eyes glaze over while teaching. Last night, I stayed up late to plan out today’s difficult lesson. As I approach the board...
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Mad Tea Party Mother's Day Tea
How do you honor your mothers? Plan a Mad Tea Party Mother's Day Tea!
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Save The Insects: Having Fun With Insects and Plants
Creative teaching ideas for students to explore insects and plants with hands on activities, as well as a creative research component to keep them reading and writing about insects and plants at home.
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Why I seek volunteers for classroom book clubs and where I find them
I love having volunteers participate in my classroom book clubs. Read about why I make the effort to bring the community into my classroom and where I find willing volunteers.
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Riddling for Geometry
Although most students think of geometry as shapes, it's so much more! Geometry riddles are the perfect opportunity to promote thinking and reasoning! 

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