Monday, Jenni and I was sad to see our last day. The students were happy until they realized it was our last day there. Several of the students invited us to come to a singing at Crestview Baptist Church in December. That made me feel special to be invited. I plan to try my best [...]
Archive for November, 2009
last observation
Posted in Observation on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scoop Saves the Day
Posted in Book Description on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Scoop Saves the Day Author: Diane Redmond Illustrator: Keith Chapman Producer: HIT Entertainment PLC Produced: 2001 Summary: The night had been wild and stormy. By morning, the storm had gone but the town was a disaster. Bob the Builder was the first to hear about it and began calling Scoop and Roley to help. [...]
observation 2
Posted in Observation on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What have you seen in language arts/reading instruction? I am still surprised how reading session is held. Mrs. Pilgram clarified that students have to make 80 or above, on the reading quiz. If this goal isn’t reached, the student must reread the story and retake the quiz. This week, students were asked to read one [...]
observation 1
Posted in Observation on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What have you seen in language arts/reading instruction? Reading, in Mrs. Pilgram’s, is different than I expected. The reading is more an individual session. Students get a book that nears his or her reading level. She has each student to read the story, at least twice. After the student has read the story twice, he [...]
Words Their Way
Posted in Article Review on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Words Their Way Spelling development includes these five stages. Emergent (Preliterate) – Children have not yet developed a formal way of reading. They are in the stage of recognizing logos and often recognizing letters in their name. This stage involves the time a child is making marks which represent letters. During this period, [...]
DRTA Frog and Toad
Posted in DRTA on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Frog & Toad Together Cookies Read the title. What do you believe “Frog and Toad Together” is about? Show the pictures and ask class what they believe will happen. Part 1: pages 30-31 What did Toad make (p. 30)? (made cookies) Whose house did Toad go to (p. 30)? (Frog’s) What did Frog [...]
Posted in Book Description on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Operation Spy School Author: George Stanley Illustrator: Guy Francis Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Date of Publication: 2003 ISBN #: 0-439-68354-8 Grade Level: 3.0 Read Aloud Summary: The IM-8 secret agents, including Adam Sharp, go back to school. They are going back to learn the new skills involved in capturing criminals. One of the students there [...]
