On our last Parent's Night we split up into pairs of teachers (a primary & an intermediate) and showed how we would use a certain strategy at different grade levels. We used Debbie Miller's ideas for the poem Ducks on a Winter Night for visualization. The 1st grade teachers at my school did a Poetry Cafe during school one day where the parents came and listened to the kids' poetry. The kids snapped their fingers with approval for the poems like the beatniks of old. It was hilarious. Sue In a message dated 12/4/2008 9:10:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Have you thought about the coffe house poetry that Debbie Miller writes about in Reading with Meaning. I've often thought that would be a great idea for Family Literacy Night. You could dedicate one room and decorate it as a poetry house and have classess scheduled to read their poetry into the mics--parents could have coffee or hot coco. I do this in my classroom once a year and parents LOVE it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverlee Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:25 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Parent Night Picture Book Suggestion > I'd like to include a plea for an even broader response. We're planning > on > a Literacy Night (maybe something like Family Math) in February and I'm in > charge of putting it together. I'd love all your thoughts, responses, > suggestions. . . . Bev Paul > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Del Herds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> Looking for a picture book that I could read aloud to parents/students >> K-6 >> at a Parent Literacy Night - ways parents can read with/to their child. >> I >> wanted to model strategies - think alouds, questioning, author's purpose, >> etc. Any suggestions or anything you have used in the past? Thanks! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > _______________________________________________ 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. **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) _______________________________________________ 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.
