In a message dated 1/12/2009 12:25:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
So, how exactly does this work? I use the Book Club Bingo with about 17 of my 24 kids. The kids vote on their book choices, usually out of about 3 chapter books. I assign books based on their preferences, trying to give each child their first or second book choice on their ballot. The children get together to make up their reading schedule and record it on a bookmark they each get at each meeting. On the back of the bookmark is a section called wonder words where they record amazing, tricky or confusing words they come across in their reading. During each independent reading session part of the reader's workshop, the club members read the chapter or pages according to the schedule their group made. As they are reading, they select a response prompt from the Book Club Bingo that fits their thinking for the part of the book they read that day. It can be before, during or after thinking, but I ask that they show record of tracking their thinking at least once per section of the group's schedules. (each time they read for book club) Readers record the response in their Reader's Notebooks. Each student in class has a book bin in which they put all of their books they have "shopped for " for that week's reading plus their book club book. They also keep a reader's tool kit which is a zipper pouch that contains a whisper phone, a pencil, post its, index cards and bookmarks. The book bin also has in it a folder that contains their independent reading log and a reading goals sheet that records the teaching point or goal for their individual conferences. Students use the Book Club Bingo to help them during their discussions at their club meeting. At the meeting, the students begin with retell in which they pass a stuffed dolphin around the circle and each student adds onto retelling the sequence of what they have all read thus far in the book. Next, children each get a share stick, (which is a popsicle stick) in which they take turns sharing one of their responses from their notebook/ book club bingo. They put their stick in a cup in the middle of the circle and when they have finished they ask "Are there any questions or comments?" The share student calls on the other students that may want to ask a question or comment on the student's response. When there are no more questions or comments, the next student in the circle puts in his share stick and the process repeats until all 4 or 5 readers have shared. The club meeting ends with making a new schedule for reading until the next meeting and making predictions about what will happen next in the book and recording it on a chart. Most of the time, all 3 groups meet at the same time and I start with them all in front of me giving a mini-lesson and then the groups break off for discussion following the above pattern. The mini-lesson might be pertaining to reminders about the procedures, roles of listeners and speakers, Discussion stems for response or a strategy skill etc. The Book Club Bingo merely helps the readers pay attention to the types of thinking they could possibly be doing before, during and after their reading. It helps stimulate the discussions during the meetings and gives the readers a commoon response method within a boundary. I have not offered prizes as in real bingos as I have not had to. The readers I have used it with have been instrinsically motivated. That is just the way they are. I would not be against adding a trip to the treasure chest or something if they were a group that needed it. This particualar group just doesn't need it and I don't want to make them depend on an extrinsic motivation when they are already responding for the joy of responding. I hope this helps explain the book club bingo in more depth. Please let me know if you have questions. I know this is long. Thanks for the questions. It helps me to put it in writing! Cynthia Hart 2nd grade teacher and learner **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's capital.(http://www.aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000027) _______________________________________________ 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.
