I would do that too. I made a bunch of stickies with Pass This Out on them. Slapping them on a pile. It's great the way they pick up the routine. Also, when I pass back notebooks, I spread them out on the floor. I put on some music with a beat. It's a fun way to start the morning, walking around searching for yours. I always laugh when these big kids come in with, "AWWW, Ms. Hannan!!!" Kim
On 7/17/07, Debbie Goodis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Elisa, > As I read different ideas from the list serve and in the book, On Solid > Ground, I learned that the students have their own notebooks. They have the > responsibility of using them during reader's workshop. I did this a little > last year. Each child had a Reading Response Notebook and they had to > respond to one title per week. They kept this notebook in their book box, > and brought it to reading conference. I feel like I "got my feet wet" last > year with regards to Reader's Workshop and now I'm ready to have a more > involved program. So, the notebooks this year will be like I read in OSG. > They will respond to text in the notebook, keep track of genres they read, > keep track of words they need to learn to spell and I will use the book to > write comments for further practice with reading strategies, running records > and I'll use all this information WITH them as they practice the strategies > in Independent Reading Time. Now, if they are the one's who must get their > book out before > reading workshop, bring it to me, use it during workshop and then return > it to the basket in the library, I think there will be more of a chance that > it won't fall by the wayside when things get busy, because you know how > second graders can be about routine.....you couldn't change anything without > a room full of comments...they'd keep you on track. > > I use kids often to keep me on track. whenever I have an important paper > to hand out the next day, I just put it on one of the student's desks. Don't > you know that when that student comes in the next morning the first thing he > does is bring the papers to me and ask me what he should do with them. Of > course, I tell him to hand them out!! Problem solved! > > I guess I'm going to try to use this great energy more often, to my > benefit this year. > > Debbie > > > --------------------------------- > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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.
