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T.a.g.
By hopealope

When my second graders come into the room they need to order their lunch and hand in their homework. I used to have them correct a couple of sentences or sort some words or do some math problems but this year I started doing
TAG's becuase a third grade teacher does them very in depth and said it took her so long to get the kids used to it so I said I would start the basis of them. A TAG is like a little book report. Each student has a TAG notebook. They select a book at their level and they have to list the (T)ilte, (A)uthor, and (G)enre of the book and then they need to write a breif summary including

characters, setting and plot. They have to start a book for morning work and then during guided reading one of their centers in library everyday and they need to make sure that they have completed their TAG and if they read a book adventure book then they may take their book adventrue quiz online. TAG's have made my morning work routine a lot easier and I don't have to worry about photocopying because they do it in their notebooks. It is also a good record of the child's reading ability and when they have 3 TAG's done they get a certificate to the Texas Roadhouse and when they do 5 book adventure quizes that they pass they get a trip to the prize box, so my centers are always running smoothly because they want the rewards. And when they get to third grade she will only have to train them to add the connections to self, text, or the world.