-----Original Message----- Date: Friday, July 24, 2009 11:28:51 am To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> From: "Beverlee Paul" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] First Time in Kindergarten
When I taught kindergarten, I actually had an ongoing list much like Melissa's: Using the soap dispenser to dispense soap only once. Throwing away paper towels. Storing hats and mittens in coats. Using baskets to pick up scraps. Looking toward teacher when chimes ring. Etcetera. With kinders, you can't ASSUME anything and MENTIONING anything is worthless. MODELING and PRACTICING and RETEACHING and PRACTICING.... On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Melissa Kile <[email protected]> wrote: > I taught K for 21 years (with 1st and preschool mixed in occasionally) > before moving to 2nd 2 years ago. Just one word comes to mind: > > MODEL, MODEL, MODEL > > If you want blocks put away in a certain fashion, model, then let them > practice. If you want the writing center materials to be used in a certain > way, model, then practice. Same goes for handwashing, lining up, signing up > for lunch, going through the lunch line, dismissal, packing up backpacks, > using math manipulatives, unpack _______________________________________________ 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.
