I am 59 and a special memory is my teacher reading Charlotte's web aloud. I teach third and we have been mandated to use it as one of our novels this year--it will be part read aloud with my weaker readers but I know we will have fun with it. Laura
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Celeste Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:11 AM To: Mosaic Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] teaching strategies-Charlotte's Web For me, reading Charlotte's Web is like visiting an old friend. I tell my students about my third grade teacher reading it to me. Most of my second grade students have seen the cartoon version of the book and many have now seen the movie. We are currently reading it together -- each child has a copy of the book and follow along as I read aloud. One thing I do is to encourage them to use their own schema -- experiences & watching the movies -- to visualize what we are reading or to create movies in their minds. Celeste Ü Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, That's why it's called the present _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] 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. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] 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.
