what I have found very helpful is to have a share afterward.... Then the kids usually secretly vote on the three shares that were the most insightful and tell why.... I find this motivates most kids to keep on task... to do their work to the best of their ability in hopes of earning some votes for themselves, .... and..... for the kids who are not enticed..... the part where they choose a friend's piece and tell why it is insightful to them personally is learning task in itself. If you keep the tallies of votes ...then you also have a valuable anecdote for your records as well as the response to the task. By the by .... the solution of having a share and vote was first proposed to me by a first grader several years ago when I was on a rant in class about kids not working during conference time.... In a message dated 1/1/2011 12:49:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I teach first grade, and I have tended to have similar issues. These are some things I have tried. _______________________________________________ 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.
