The reason you want to keep your mini lesson, mini, is that brain research shows kids are attentive for about 10-15 min. to really take in what you are saying. Then they need a "reset" -something active. I often think of the Charlie Brown adult voices. Am I starting to sound like wa wa wa wa waaaaaaaa to the kids?
I read the book ahead of time so they have heard the story and revisit the part I need for the lesson -unless you are working on predicting! Jan You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. -Albert Einstein "*If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.*" Albert Einstein On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Rosa Roper <rosaro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > I am looking for some guidance on teaching mini-lessons - mostly b/c my > mini's are actually maxi's... > I found a book that somewhat breaks down the structure of a mini- lesson, > but it also says to read a picture book, now when that happens we are > looking at about a 40 minute lesson (NOT MINI)! Is the mini the amount of > time you spend teaching, practice with a book not included??? > How do you keep your lessons in check? A run down would really be helpful - > if you have a lesson already typed out that you could email me that would > also be really helpful :-) > So is there a place for shared reading in a mini? Or even a read aloud? A > reading coach once told me that the mini lesson came after a whole group > shared experience (I teach 3rd) however that seems like way too much to > teach a whole lesson and then do another one even if it is a mini... > I also had a question concerning the Comprehension Toolkit: those are > really long lessons even if you use different text - to make them shorter I > have tried breaking the components down so that one lesson lasts a few days > - is that then considered a mini lesson? > Right now I teach about 30 minutes and then students have up to an hour for > independent reading while I confer or pull groups. 30 minutes seems too long > and I would like to be more time effective so I try to a structure like > Daily 5. My district allows us a 30 minute reading block. > > Any help would be appreciated! > Thanks > Rosa > 3rd grade > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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 Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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.
