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Another perspective... - ELA Everyday
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Sunday, April 14, 2013. My classes are reading Sign of the Beaver. Right now. This is a favorite by my kiddos every year. I usually have them keep a journals from the perspective of Matt the main character. My students have loved it. writing journal entries, doodling, and comparing themselves to him. Last Wednesday night I was perusing Pinterest. One of my addictions. And found a fabulous. We had a blast! If you have any other ideas with how the eye drawing could be used, please comment and let me know!
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Reading Across Multiple Non-fiction Texts - Third Grade Doodles
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Reading Across Multiple Non-fiction Texts. Tuesday, May 7, 2013. How do you teach kids to gather and compare information on a topic from multiple texts? This is the challenge offered in Common Core Standard RIT 9. Last week my students and I attempted to tackle this standard and did a darn good job, I think! I thought I would share our process. They created their posters! After completing the process, students revisited their K-W-L charts to finish that last column. May 7, 2013 at 2:45 PM. Love the idea ...
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New Products...and HUGE Giveaway ends Friday - Third Grade Doodles
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New Products.and HUGE Giveaway ends Friday. Wednesday, April 10, 2013. It was back to work this week after a nice, long Spring Break. It has been raining since we've been back and the kids have been inside for recess.but that said, it hasn't been so bad. Really! I love the tail-end of the school year because my thirdies are almost fourth graders and they are really seeming like "big kids" now. We can get so much done in the course of a school day compared to the first half of the school year! Crisscross ...
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Setting Up for Guided Reading - Third Grade Doodles
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Setting Up for Guided Reading. Saturday, October 12, 2013. This post was UPDATED with NEW INFORMATION.HERE! It's already October and we have finally finished several weeks of pre-testing. My kiddos have been put through the ringer with NWEA testing, state MEAP testing, Benchmark Reading Assessments, On-Demand writing prompts and much more! It's amazing that we have had any time to TEACH! I will use these lists of objectives to create weekly lessons for each of my groups. I also set up binder for guided r...
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THE Best Read-Alouds - Third Grade Doodles
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012. I LOVE reading to kids. It is the highlight of my day, every day! The bonus of reading aloud to my class is that they really benefit from it. It is the number one way to get kids excited about reading. Many kids don't "get" how awesome reading is.until you read them that one, really great book that "hooks" them! James and the Giant Peach. And the list goes on. It was because of Mrs. Stubie that I fell in love with reading. I was hooked forever. This week we started the book ...
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Reader's Notebooks - Third Grade Doodles
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Friday, July 19, 2013. I'm starting to get my little duckies in a row for back to school time (I DO know that it's still July)! I've got a lot of new things ideas running through my head and I can't help thinking about it! I am also thinking about how I'm going to set up Reader's Notebooks. Last year, my students used binders instead of composition books and it worked great! Here are the sections that we are going to have in our notebooks:. Many students in third grade are still working on fluency. T...
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Writing Informational Text -- Step by Step!! - Third Grade Doodles
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Writing Informational Text - Step by Step! Friday, April 19, 2013. My students are having so much fun with our informational writing unit and they are learning so much. The process we are using has really helped them to organize their writing and has given them a much better understanding of non-fiction text structures (which has also helped them with comprehension of non-fiction text). I am so excited about this unit that I wanted to blog about it:. Here are the basic steps we have followed:. 5 After th...
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November 2016 - Third Grade Doodles
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Flexible Seating - The REAL Scoop! Saturday, November 12, 2016. I took the leap and implemented flexible seating in my classroom this year! Here are the things that I LOVE and the things I DON'T LOVE about it. Students have the opportunity to make decisions about where they sit. This helps them learn about making good choices, being responsible, and taking charge of their own learning. I love that students can MOVE! I can't tell you how this has simplified things! No more late nights trying to work out t...
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Guided Reading Made Simple - Third Grade Doodles
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Guided Reading Made Simple. Monday, December 19, 2016. You meticulously plan and prep for reading, writing, math, spelling, science, social studies and language lessons.am I right? But when it comes time for small group guided reading lessons, you fly by the seat of your pants! It's okay.we have all been there! Who has time to plan for five subjects AND 3-5 guided reading lessons each day? HAVE ALL MATERIALS ON-HAND AND KEEP IT SIMPLE. I need things to run like a well-oiled machine! Choose books that are...
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December 2016 - Third Grade Doodles
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Guided Reading Made Simple. Monday, December 19, 2016. You meticulously plan and prep for reading, writing, math, spelling, science, social studies and language lessons.am I right? But when it comes time for small group guided reading lessons, you fly by the seat of your pants! It's okay.we have all been there! Who has time to plan for five subjects AND 3-5 guided reading lessons each day? HAVE ALL MATERIALS ON-HAND AND KEEP IT SIMPLE. I need things to run like a well-oiled machine! Choose books that are...
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