Differentiation at centers
Posted by: joybells #126953
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| I use different colors for the different levels. For example at the independent reading center I used leveled readers. My advanced readers will use the readers that have the cherry colored activity sheets , the on level readers will have green and the below level will have yellow. At the listening center the activities required may be the same for each level but the children stick with the same colored paper. I usually have an activity sheet for each center. The papers are distributed at the beginning of the week and kept in the child's work folder until the end of the week when we go over them in small groups. The children are busy and don't seem to notice that they are working at different levels because everyone goes to the same centers. At the reading center, the advanced group... | |
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Differentiation
Posted by: 3Teach #126954
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I took a really great class this summer on differentiation. I had all the pieces, as I bet you do too. This class was the glue I needed to hold it all together. Basically, after you pretest and teach the lesson, your centers will be a reteach level, practice level and extend level. Your practice level is the mastery level - what is tested. Have an anchor activity for students who finish early. If you can, take a class - it helps. Also, be sure to read Carol Ann Tomlinson's book 'The Differentiated Classroom'. Here are some links:
http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differentiatingstrategies.html
http://www.learnerslink.com/curriculum.htm
http://www.thecenterlibrary.org/cwis/cwisdocs/differentiation.pdf
Good luck to you and have a GREAT year!
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One day at a time
Posted by: lenarmc #127076
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| I introduce one workstation per day. I show the class how the station works, and then I call two students up to the station to practice since I only allow 2 students at a workstation at one time. We then talk about what they did right and what they may have forgotten to do. Some of the workstations are pretty easy and self-explanatory so they don't need as much rehearsal as the others. I make sure they really practice the listening station and computer station. I also make sure that they know how to do an inventory sheet for my phonics station. We spend most of our time practicing in the classroom library (reading station) on how to select just right books, how to handle the books, what the colored dots mean, etc. After about 3-4 weeks of rehearsal, we have dry runs with the manage... | |
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Posted by: stretchberry #127084
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Hang in there! I've been in your shoes and can truthfully say that it does get easier to make sense of everything. :)
There are some comprehension strategies rubrics here that you can use for assessments and grades. I really like this one (pdf).
Vocabulary instruction will be part of your mini-lessons. If you look in the Revisiting book on p. 85, you'll see vocabulary listed in the "Reading Skills Mini-Lessons Topics" in the "Decoding skills" section. The site linked above has a document called "Vocabulary Ideas from Deb Smith" that might give you some ideas for planning for vocabulary mini-lessons--click here (Word doc)."
Go to this link and download all the chapters of Strategies That Work (or buy the book if you have the funds). Chapters 6-11 have examples of books... | |
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talgirl
Posted by: Mariely #260
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I'm glad that the information posted was useful for you. I'm going to try my best to answer your questions.
Where do you ge the center activities from? Is there a resource book I can use? Or do I need to create them from scratch?
Well, let me start by saying that all centers don't need to be created from scratch. If you have a classroom library center, there's not much you need to create here other than the rules, what students are expected to accomplish while they are visiting this center, making sure all the books are leveled and labeled, and an organizational method for collecting the work. The activity you have your students complete can be a simple handout, log, or activity that you provide for them. It could be something simple like a reading response log, drawing you... |  |
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Pancakes for Breakfast
Posted by: Tylana #127089
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One activity I do with this book with my third graders is this:
I divide the class into two groups. One group has to list all the reasons why they think the main character is a good person.
The other group has to list all of the reasons the main character is mean or unkind.
I did this in a teacher workshop and was not sure how the students would do with this, but they did great. It is amazing how much can be inferred from pictures.
Another title I like to use is Punctuation takes a Vacation.
We discuss all the types of punctuation and read the postcards. You can extend to have the students write new postcards as well. | |
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Similes
Posted by: Barb/Ohio #127090
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I don't have a book idea but here is an activity I did with my third graders on similes centered on Halloween. We talked about how much fun it is to go trick-or-treating. Then we brainstormed a list of other things that are just as much fun. I encouraged many different ideas. After that each student completed the following sentence frame and illustrated it with a picture. Out of 27 students I only had two say the same thing!
Trick or treating is as much fun as ________________________.
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3rd grade teacher
Posted by: Mlrodden #127091
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Here is a list of books containing similies
No More Magic by Avi
Farewell, My Lunchbag by Bruce Hale
*Thank You Mr. Falkner, by Patricia Polacco
*Big Day on the River by sarah Wilson
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book for passages
Posted by: Iluvteaching #127094
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| I have a book that is "Skill Builders Reading" by R.B. Snow and Ruby Klenk for 3rd grade. It has short passages and then comprehension questions or activities. You can check it out at summerbridgeactivities.com | |
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Skenley
Posted by: BookMuncher #127648
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| You have to click on BLOGS at the top left of the page. On the blogs page, you can click on the title of my blog on the blogroll (Once Upon a Reader's Workshop). See you there! :) | |
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respnses in letter format
Posted by: AL #127190
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| My third graders were introduced to letter writing during the second week of school. I used a book entitled Dear Mrs. LeRue to demonstrate and model letter writing. Each day after independent reading, my students are required to write a response in letter format. I posted an anchor chart on the wall and created a checklist that the kids use while writing the letter (each student has a copy of the checklist). On Fridays, I ask them to choose the journal entry (letter) that they think will earn them to best grade so that I am only grading one journal entry per student per week. The rubric that I use to grade the entry is identical to the checklist the kids use to guide them through the letter writing. By the way, after reading the book Dear Mrs. LeRue, we wrote a letter to the author Mark Te... | |
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Some others
Posted by: Jade #127658
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The Mouse on the Motorcycle
The Trumpet of the Swan
Class Clown
Donovan's Word Jar
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Stories Julian Tells | |
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Posted by: fourselfs #127659
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We read last year;
Poppy
Stuart Little
Hank the Cow Dog
Because of Winn-Dixie
The Best Christmas Pagenat Ever
Charlott's Web
The kids favorites were Poppy and Charlott's Web. | |
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I have a file of
Posted by: iluv3rd #342
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Download:  Aunt Chip_extensions.doc (58 KB)
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Website
Posted by: MeganS1282 #127976
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I found this website a while ago. It doesn't give grade levels, but you can always search a book that interests you.
http://www.fcrta.net/PAGES/resources.html#words
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Maybe this one will be helpful
Posted by: 1956BD #128097
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Websites
Posted by: LaTina18 #128199
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Here are my favorite sites.
http://www.fcrr.org/Curriculum/studentCenterActivities23.htm
Under curriculum and instruction (look to the left) click on your grade level. These centers/stations are ready to click and print.
http://www1.teacherresourcesgalore.com/literacy_learning_centres.htm
http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/literacy_elem/documents/Literacy_work_Sta_handbook.pdf
http://staffweb.peoriaud.k12.az.us/Teresa_Wilson/literacy_centers.htm
http://www.thevirtualvine.com/workstations.html#Reading
http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/literacy_links.htm
http://############.com/
http://www.senteacher.org/Worksheet/23/Literacy.xhtml
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Comprehension Strategies
Posted by: macaroney3 #129629
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Here is a list of the strategies I teach (based on our district's reading program). I usually start with predictions, visualizing, asking questions and then go into the whole synthesis section. Once you get these done, you can have students implement these strategies in literature circles (in addition to guided, shared, silent reading, and read aloud). The order is probably not as important as making sure your kids master each skill in isolation-do each subskill (the ones listed inside parentheses below) seperately, too. This applies to all of your readers, not just your strugglers. All students need to know how to think while they are reading.
*Accessing Prior Knowledge
*Author’s Viewpoint
*Visualizing
*Asking Questions
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Grading Reading
Posted by: ConnieWI #733
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Download: reading log.doc (79 KB)
I have twenty-four students and five reading groups. My reading program involves:
--shared reading (big book or chapter book that focuses on one or more comprehension strategies I am teaching). I use shared reading for teaching a reading/writing mini-lesson and modeling fluency, word attack skills, and comprehension strategies.
--guided reading for students still in need of teacher instruction of reading skills and comprehension.
--literature circles for students needing more independence. I move from more structured literature circles led by the teacher to less structured literature circles led by the students.
--independent reading of student chosen "just right" books. My students read independently about twenty to thirty minutes each school day along with fifteen or more... | |
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A late Christmas present
Posted by: Hifiman #131689
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I've been indulging myself with my silliness in my last several entries and haven't posted anything about my class. I've tried to wait a while because even though there's been some exciting things I know from past experience that as soon as things look up we inevitably take a step or two back.
Monday was our first day back. Mondays are usually bad with this group. It usually takes most of the day to get them back on track with my expectation. This time they were unusually good and quiet the whole day. We jumped right into our lessons and got everything done. In fact we did absolutely everything on our very busy schedule all week. I've rarely been able to do that with this group before. That continued for the rest of the week.
Currently our school is really big on ... | |
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Dr.Seuss
Posted by: GeorgiaYankee #132781
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I had this site bookmarked
http://www.teachingheart.net/drscontest.html | |
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Posted by: donna #133185
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Is this the site you are looking for?
http://www.fcrta.net/PAGES/resources.html | |
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