I love your ideas of making it public and we did add it to our board,
but I like the idea of them growing independent also. By the middle
of the year after reading their basal they would automatically respond
to the questions about the chapter and add what they thought. As part
of the homework they would retell the story to their parents and write
a summary using new words they had learned. The parents really
enjoyed this I also sent a parent note about our stories. I want the
children to feel that what they are reading is important in school and
out.
PatK
2nd CA
On Jul 26, 2009, at 1:00 PM, Kare wrote:
Shannon wrote: I teach second grade and was wondering what you do for
student response journals. Do you just use a notebook?
Most of my second graders didn't prefer to use their notebooks last
year.
What they loved was writing their responses in a "Morning Message"
format.
Students used markers to add their comments to a large paper
dedicated to a
particular book or topic. They also liked it when I turned over one
of the
pocket charts to them. They put their "Response to Reading" comments
on
index cards or strips of paper and added that to the pocket chart.
Something
about it being public makes it more exciting for them than an
individual
notebook.
Kare
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