Sorry I have once again been missing. My own class has been keeping me so busy. We have had spirit week, grandparents day, and conferences. I feel like I finally have time to breathe. I haven’t even had a chance to check in at all my favorite blogs that I follow!
So here is what has been going on in my Fabulous Class…
We are finishing up our Daily 5 introduction period. Which means I now get to start working with those small groups of readers. I have so many different levels that I have yet to figure out how I am meeting all their needs. My co-grade level teacher and I are creating a book club packet for our higher level readers. We are so excited to start this! We have a few students that already read at a 2nd – 3rd grade level.
Words their Way is going well. Most of my class is doing short vowels but I have a group of 5 that are working on diagraphs. Those spelling lists for diagraphs are really hard but the parents are studying at home and most of the students are doing really well. Each week they get to do speller’s choice activities for their homework. They choose 3 of the activities and turn in the paper on Friday. It shows me who is studying at home and gives me insight if they don’t do well on their test.
Last week we started our first Author Study project, Kevin Henkes. The students will learn about the author and his books for the rest of the month as well as do a take-home project with their families. The plan is to do an author a month during our Daily 5 reading block. I can’t wait to see how they turn out.
My fabulous parents bought me a Flip Camera off my teacher wish list! I have been busy recording my students and posting their videos to our classroom blog. The parents and students love going to the site and checking it out.
Sorry for the long post with no pictures! I hope you are all doing well in your own classrooms and remembering to not sweat the small stuff. ( I have to remind myself of that everyday!)
No comments:
Post a Comment