In our classroom, we do a lot of reading. We read to ourselves, we read all together and we listen to good readers read. We also read to our friends. This is what that looked like today.
Reading
Sight Words
Because we know that they are so important in learning to read, the students have been working hard on their sight words. Just look at how busy they are!
The Warriors Visit
Today two players from the Moose Jaw Warriors visited our classroom. They read us a Brady, Brady book about hockey players and gave us some bookmarks. Even hockey players need to learn how to read!
Bells and Books
It’s not too long until Christmas!
Today the children made special advent calendars. Beginning tonight, the students will take one link off of their chain every night until Christmas Eve. When they teach the bell, the big day will be here.
Several weeks ago, our class won a school wide contest for reading the most pages in one week. Finally today we got the books we picked out as prizes! Some great reading ahead!
…And We’re Back!
Wow! Where did that first week of school go? The students were busy getting to know their new classmates and the new routines in our classroom. Here are some highlights.
Meeting our new iPads…
Building our reading stamina…
Learning to read a book all by ourselves…
And watching Mr. Silversides turn into Sid the Clown…
We’re looking forward to many more great weeks together.
Reader’s Theatre: The Videos
After lots of practice in our classroom, in other classrooms in our school and with other classes in Florida and Pennsylvania, we at last did our reader’s theatre for a video camera. Despite interruptions like ringing phones and announcements over the intercom, the students performed like troopers!
They are (and should be) very pleased with themselves for the way they did their parts.
Reading via Skype
Last week, vai Skype, my students met a university student who wants to be part of the learning in our classroom. This morning, many of the students read to her via Skype.
Different Books For Different Kids
Every child has different interests in books he or she wants to read. Just look at the variety that were taken home in backpacks tonight!
Reading by Ourselves
As part of our reading program, we’ve been building our stamina in reading to ourselves. We know that to be good readers we have to spend a lot of time reading and we are reading to ourselves a few more minutes each day.
Just look at these children concentrate!