tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52525671911650022602024-03-15T21:11:41.080-04:00The Raudy TeacherA place for tips and tricks for planning and assessing for Grades 4-6 in Ontario!The Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-42394932918433454292023-07-18T11:05:00.006-04:002023-07-18T11:53:14.146-04:00Back to School Writing Task Freebie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXXyfr03nU2bY2w2cyniXDhpn1gs5Tx0vvyZXnvOGInVacRAnDZSkTR79efByvIu2BvYt6RobEK2CvZJhAv7VThfdOn9sMHY3_pPYcfcgRBg7Czt_mqNqd0K_OCUgn2LXkTMh-slwM91s3v4YCV5w2UiS60nVjx9kkWPcjJ-yZIPHj_AmflzGWrSNw_wO/s1200/Teal%20Bold%20Blog%20LinkedIn%20Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXXyfr03nU2bY2w2cyniXDhpn1gs5Tx0vvyZXnvOGInVacRAnDZSkTR79efByvIu2BvYt6RobEK2CvZJhAv7VThfdOn9sMHY3_pPYcfcgRBg7Czt_mqNqd0K_OCUgn2LXkTMh-slwM91s3v4YCV5w2UiS60nVjx9kkWPcjJ-yZIPHj_AmflzGWrSNw_wO/s320/Teal%20Bold%20Blog%20LinkedIn%20Post.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Happy Summer Everyone!<p></p><p>I hope you are all having a wonderful and relaxing time. I know that we as educators we can never really shut it off. September is always looming. That's why I wanted to make a FREEBIE for you to help ease your stress!</p><p>I have been working away updating my products and making new ones to align with the 2023 Language Curriculum. I have added lots of products for Cursive Writing - including a variety of styles of Alphabet Lines. Each Alphabet Line also has a word associated with it to promote a welcoming and inclusive place - such as We are Allies. So I thought - why not create a writing task to go with it?</p><p>This writing task has students looking at each letter - and writing a paragraph explaining what that word means to them and how it applies to them. It's a great way to connect SEL, the Cursive Writing Alphabet Poster and Writing all in the first week of school!</p><p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s52hnz3tnt6fvv0y3dnat/writing-alphabet-FREEBIE.pdf?rlkey=yw7hv26lmpj08ln6jc3q2yi8u&dl=0" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR THE FREEBIE</a><br /></p><p>Want to check out my Cursive Writing Alphabet Posters that go with this great freebie??? Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Raudy-Teacher/Search:alphabet+posters" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>The Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-74582178611535816152020-07-30T07:00:00.035-04:002020-07-30T08:42:16.218-04:00BTS TPT Sale<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvem9fhhPPs_BZPr3Js1Iq8XwB9Xsn9QzMAIBS3lWfPzvnpgHfvqDQztc7W41gbuGBBNZ2rxhhp0glGJEOR7Vt3vph2QdYTmXDsQxs5wvOQtdbu8Ux7kIsoJ7UctuTQSHdRwrFXRluYdQ/s1200/Education-1200x800-layout1486-1fi3eb4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvem9fhhPPs_BZPr3Js1Iq8XwB9Xsn9QzMAIBS3lWfPzvnpgHfvqDQztc7W41gbuGBBNZ2rxhhp0glGJEOR7Vt3vph2QdYTmXDsQxs5wvOQtdbu8Ux7kIsoJ7UctuTQSHdRwrFXRluYdQ/d/Education-1200x800-layout1486-1fi3eb4.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Who doesn't love a great sale? I know I do! TPT runs an annual sale for teachers going back to school. Fellow Canadian Teacher Authors and I put our heads together, and decided to offer our stores up for 25% off with the Code BTS20. Check out below for great Canadian stores!<div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Grades K-3</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Hanging-Around-In-Primary" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="417" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x4xvdGDKdCDbEdUTwuAcmCyen0raQI6PI_Co63NEF9KMidLBsXEFPPVj8gg3QBtDA0G3yw5gAakKODtHMiqx6j1iuPjgtCPVA5oFFaDC5t2NOY7cieDb93Cw2czRvEOQ4RAHDnYxM3vl/w199-h200/116798677_10158991139926490_112955310759065739_n.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Planning-In-Pjs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVmXh0vjImoUaiW6AAyKSVBoE7AyoXV7Am9-J8eMHPw9WaP-cEpE-_M4eoUy6gvdhzniuDIni4PieLisZG31bAjmBSdSBNPun3P3Ytti5w5_FVdNx9Ey9Qu9LLFeyWkM-3KvS5lGrABFE/w200-h200/116338426_10101215532156094_9017282374507044520_o.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Do you have one of my Google Slides Writing Products? Are you wondering how can save the document and share it with your students? This video should help!<br />
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Now the video did NOT address how to use it in Google Classroom. Classroom is not a platform that I currently use - however it is applicable to use!</div>
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Step #1. Make a copy of the Google Slides product and place it on your Google Drive - the instructions are the same from the video!!!</div>
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Step #2. Log into your Google Classroom account</div>
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Step #3. Click Classwork</div>
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Step #4 Click the Create Button. A few options will come up. Select - Assignment.</div>
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Step #5. It will look like the image below:</div>
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Step #6. Title your Assignment, and click the Add button with the paper clip at the bottom.</div>
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Step #7. Click Google Drive</div>
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Step #8: One you click Google Drive, a pop up window will come up, with your connected Google Drive files. Select the Google Slides product you just copied from my product! It will probably be under recent! Select it, and click insert!</div>
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Step #9. You will notice this drop down menu. Click it.</div>
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Step #10. Select "Make a copy for each student." Then, you won't need to make a force copy link (like in the video). A copy will AUTOMATICALLY be created FOR your students! I still suggest that they share it back to you!</div>
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Step #11. Click Assign! You're done!</div>
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1. It can help with Distance Learning and Education</div>
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2. It can be used in the regular classroom to promote Differentiated Instruction</div>
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3. It helps to scaffold the writing process for some of our reluctant writers</div>
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4. It creates constant communication between the teacher and the student during the writing process</div>
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5. It links to my Modelled Writing Units!</div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Media can fit in VERY easily to the comprehensive literacy model. </span><span style="background-color: #ffff54; font-kerning: none;">Don’t focus on just one unit of media - embed it into your program.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">When you are conducting a reading unit - focus on a comprehension strategy. Be sure to bring in a variety of texts. That includes media texts. For instance, if you are teaching inferring, expose students to media texts so that they can infer the main idea of the media text. It could be a brochure, a poster, a commercial. This will help students to see that each strategy can be used in a variety of texts, and be more flexible in their thinking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">You will also want your students to produce their own media texts. Again, embedding it into your program is key. Look at the variety of Writer’s Workshop units. Each one contains ideas of HOW to embed media within your program. Students can create their own media texts in the publishing stage. It is a great way to see what they have learned from media techniques in reading, and how they can apply it to their own writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I highly encourage you to stop creating mini "Media" units. It is much better to embed it throughout. It will help relieve stress of "fitting the curriculum in." But more importantly, it will help your literacy program run smoothly and efficiently.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Oral communication fits in nicely with comprehensive literacy. Read Alouds and Shared Reading help to meet some of the Oral Communication expectations for Listening. In these expectations, they mention "Oral Texts." Oral texts are texts that are read to students, not texts that students are reading independently. Therefore, when we assess </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Read Alouds and Shared Reading, we assess Oral Communication NOT Reading.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">You can also meet a variety of speaking expectations DAILY. </span><span style="background-color: #ffff54; font-kerning: none;">Accountable talk is an essential high yield strategy that must be used in ANY literacy program.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> This is purposeful talk that is based on a question that really gets students thinking. It can be related to your read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, modelled writing or even another area of the curriculum. Accountable talk strategies include:</span></span></div>
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Word Work can be tricky to plan and assess in the junior grades. In order to to understand what to teach, you need to understand WHY you teach it. Let's look at Word Work in depth.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #ffff54; font-kerning: none;">Word Work is structure grammar and phonic lessons that help students to become better readers and writers</span><span style="font-kerning: none;">. It is intentional, and sequential, and linked to other components of the comprehensive literacy model.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I bring in my teacher directed Word Work lessons in my Shared Reading and Modelled Writing Lessons.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Modelled Writing is a daily 10-15 minute mini lesson where I model what good writing looks like. The first day of the week (Monday, or Tuesday if it is a holiday week), I will use this lesson to introduce the anchor chart of the Word Work focus of the week. We will go over the anchor chart and examples as a class.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Shared Reading, I provide students with a short text that they have access to. They can read it, either they have a copy, or it is projected for them to see. Usually the second day of the week, I pull out examples of that Word Work within the text. For instance, if the Word Work focus is syllables, I will choose different vocabulary words from the text and we will look at how many syllables each word has.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Throughout the course of the week, while I am working with my guided reading groups, students are working on Word Work tasks, (as well as Writer’s Workshop and Independent Reading).They have 3 Word Work tasks to complete and hand in at the end of the week. The tasks include:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shared Reading is a great way to show students how Word Work looks within a written text. Since the Shared Reading text is visible for both teachers and students, it is a great way to show them WHAT it looks like it a properly written text. You, as the teacher, can bring attention to the Word Work within the text, and discuss it with the class. It is a great way to connect the good reading to good writing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Modelled Writing, you as the teacher model how to use the word work skill within your writing. It is a great way to make that connection between what students are doing in word work to how it makes them a better writer.</span></span></div>
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Writer's Workshop is a cyclical writing process that students go through on a daily basis. It is a great way to ensure that students can improve in their writing.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the teacher, your role is a little more passive. The students are the ones that will be working on Writer’s Workshop. While they are writing and working through the process, you may be taking groups for guided reading, and taking students for conferences.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">A writing conference with a student does not need to take a lot of time. Students will come with their work, and maybe even a reflection form like “Preparing for My Conference” sheets. Once you sit down with the student, review their work. You should have already had success criteria built with the class by this point. Your feedback will come directly from the success criteria. Remember to give positive feedback and next steps. </span><span style="background-color: #ffff54; font-kerning: none;">Be very specific on what the student needs to do in order to improve</span><span style="font-kerning: none;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Students are constantly writing. Writer’s Workshop is never done. They go through the 6 steps noted above, and when they have completed a writing task, they start a new one. Students are constantly writing texts based on the writing form of focus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffff54;">Students do not need to publish everything they have written.</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"> Published works is ONLY one expectation in the curriculum. Writing is a process, and the expectations are written around that process. It is all about gathering data about student growth through the process. A great way to assess writing and writer’s workshop is to use writing portfolios. It is up to you how you want to set up your portfolio. You may want to use a file folder for each student, and place them inside a file folder box. This is great if you collect physical copies of writing - and want your students to use more paper and pencil. If you are more tech minded, you may want to use an app like Google Suites, or my favourite - Brightspace Portfolio. It is a great way for students to upload their items, and reflect on what they have done and what they have learned.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Modelled Writing is a 10 to 15 minute daily lesson in the literacy block. The teacher models what good writing looks like and creates anchors and charts for the class to refer to. It is the direct teaching of writing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">As the teacher, you intentionally develop and deliver mini lessons to the whole class. </span><span style="background-color: #ffff54; font-kerning: none;">The lessons are short and have a specific goal in mind.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> It is important to keep it short and sweet. You want to build on skills as you go throughout the unit, building on one concept at a time. After you have taught that specific skill - challenge students to apply it to their own writing during Writer’s Workshop.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The students are active listeners during Modelled Writing. They are paying attention to what you are modelling and (hopefully) internalizing what you are showing them, so that they can apply it during their independent writing. You may ask students questions, or have them involved in some of the activities you are modelling. This will help to keep them engaged during these lessons.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shared Writing is when you and the students are writing something together. If you are in the primary grades, you may used this and the modelled writing on a daily basis. However, in junior and intermediate, the number of minutes are reduced for Literacy, due to the introduction of French instruction. I recommend mixing up your modelled writing with some shared writing. It allows the kids to have some say and ownership in the writing. However, since you are still the one with the pen, you can steer it in the direction that you want.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Your goals of your Modelled Writing will change. Remember to keep them short and sweet. You may need to add mini lessons here or there depending on the data you see in front of you. If you are noticing that your students are struggling with a particular concept, you may need to add a few more mini lessons around that. It is totally acceptable. </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffff0a;">Let your students guide you</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">. The goal of Modelled Writing is to teach them good, solid writing skills. There is no point moving on if students are struggling and need more instruction. You are in the driver’s seat - they are your students - you know them best!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Independent Reading is reading that students do on their own. They choose their own texts, read quietly, and use the comprehension strategies that have been taught in read aloud and shared reading. This should occur daily, to help students bump up their reading levels and confidence.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, it is important to set some time in your schedule for independent reading conferences, even if you can squeeze it in once a week, and meet with 2-3 student.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">The students are actively reading. They are taking what they have learned in read aloud and in shared reading, and are applying it to independent reading.</span><span style="background-color: #ffff0a; font-kerning: none;"> They read texts at their independent level, and monitor their comprehension.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>What kind of books should I choose?</u></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the teacher, you will not be selecting the texts. However, you will need to provide your students with texts to choose from. Hopefully, you will have access to books within your classroom. I buy my own books and label them. I purchase the books from facebook groups, consignment stores, and garage sales. I try to make sure that I have a variety of levels and a variety of genres. You can provide books to your students without purchasing anything! Some schools have independent books available. You can bring your students to your school library. They can select texts that interest them to read. Another great way to bring books into your classroom is through the app EPIC. It is free for teachers to sign up. Students will have a variety of texts at their fingertips.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Like guided reading, you might have a variety of assessments to help you out. If you want to check on student fluency and decoding, do a running record of their reading. Bring students to conduct a reading conference - this one on one time will give you insight into the student as a reader. You will want to take anecdotal notes for this. You can also have students hand in reading responses based on what they are reading. Provide them with questions that are connected to what you have taught them in read aloud and shared reading. This is the time for them to show what they have learned.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #ffff0a; font-kerning: none;">Guided reading is reading that is done with the teacher and a small group.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The group are all reading the same text, at their instructional level. The </span><span style="background-color: #ffff0a; font-kerning: none;">instructional level </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">for reading is different from independent level. It is a level of reading that is a bit higher above where they are reading. You will need to conduct a reading level assessment to determine students reading levels. Check with your school and board to determine which one is available to you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the teacher, you are doing exactly what it states - you are guiding the students. You have students read a text quietly to themselves, and you ask them to stop at different points. Once students all stop, discuss what has been read. Ask students comprehension questions to check their understanding. Make note of what students say - are they understanding the text or not?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, your role as the teacher is two fold - you are guiding students in discussions around comprehension, and you are making notes and assessing their reading.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The students are actively reading. They are taking what they have learned in read aloud and in shared reading, and are applying it to guided reading. When the teacher asks a question, they are involved in discussion. The goal is that guided reading will help support comprehension even more, because it provides students an opportunity to analyze and discuss texts closely with peers and a teacher.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can choose any texts that you feel will engage your students. I recommend trying to find books that link into other areas of the curriculum that you are teaching, if you are focusing on non fiction. Look at Social Studies topics, Science topics and health topics. This is a great way to help build background knowledge prior to students engaging into inquiry. It may also help students to develop inquiry questions based on something they have read. If you are looking at fiction texts, give students choice. Provide each group with a variety of books that they could read, and allow them to choose as a group which book they should read. Good readers need to be able to select books to read - this will give you valuable insight into your students as readers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Guided reading can be assessed in a variety of ways. As students are reading, you mostly will be gathering your assessment by using anecdotal notes. You will write down what you see and observe as students are reading and discussing books they are reading. At the end of the text, you may have students do a final project. This will give you an overall assessment of their comprehension. Remember - this is where you will get a lot of your reading marks on your report card.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shared Reading is an important part of your comprehensive literacy block and the gradual release of responsibility. It is to be done daily for about 10 - 15 minutes a day. It is called “Shared Reading” because it is visible for the whole class, and the teacher reads it aloud as the students follow along. This helps students to see and hear what good reading looks and sounds like, while following along.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the teacher, you are in control of the lesson. You focus the lesson and may still do some modelling of what good reading looks and sounds like.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Students are not as passive in Shared Reading as they are in Read Alouds. </span><span style="background-color: #ffff0a; font-kerning: none;">They will read with you</span><span style="font-kerning: none;">, answer questions, take part in accountable talk, and may even do responses based on what was read.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the beginning of each week, you introduce a new text to examine with your class. On the first day, PREVIEW the text. Ask questions that will spark students thinking and have them predict what they think the text will be about.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next 3 days of Shared Reading, you focus on introducing a Word Work Concept and Comprehension Questions. This is a time for students to spend discussing with their classmates about the text. Focus on those higher level thinking questions: Inferring (1.5), Connecting (1.6), Responding to and Evaluating Texts (1.8).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Routine is key in Shared Reading. Remember - you are building upon concepts. You don’t want to just do it all in one shot, and then have students answer questions. You want to build over the course of a week.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Shared Reading is not something that students are reading independently. It is considered an </span><span style="background-color: #ffff0a; font-kerning: none;">ORAL TEXT</span><span style="font-kerning: none;">, because it is something that is read aloud to them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">For example, if you look at The Oral Communication Expectations 1.4: Demonstrate Understanding “demonstrate an understanding of the information and ideas in ORAL TEXTS by summarizing important ideas and citing a variety of important ideas and supporting details.” Oral Texts are </span><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;">Shared Reading and Read Aloud texts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, the Read Aloud Texts and Shared Reading Texts are essential components to the gradual release of responsibility. You work with your students about what good reading looks and sounds like. You also focus on an area of comprehension, (ie inferring) and you introduce it as your learning goal. Through your Shared Reading and Read Aloud texts, model HOW to answer questions on your area of focus, and build your success criteria. Then, thread it throughout your literacy block. Ask students open ended questions around this comprehension strategy in both Guided and Independent Reading. These, you can assess as Reading, because it is something that the students are ACTUALLY reading.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">A Read Aloud is a picture book, or a chapter book that is read aloud by the teacher to the students. The text is intentionally selected so that the teacher can model reading fluency and reading comprehension. The Read Aloud takes place DAILY for about 20 minutes of your literacy block. It is not intended for you to complete the text in a day, even if it is a picture book. Take at LEAST a week, and pull the book apart. Really concentrate on showing your kids what good reading looks and sounds like. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">As the teacher, your job is to model what good reading looks and sounds like. Focus on fluency and expression as you read aloud. It is a great opportunity to discuss what you expectant your students to sound like when THEY read aloud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">The second job as the teacher is to model what good comprehension looks like. Stop and pause at certain points of the text. </span><span style="background-color: #ffff54; font-kerning: none;">TIP - use a sticky note to remind you WHERE you want to stop and what you might want to say. This is known as a THINK ALOUD.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Be intentional with what comprehension strategy you want to model. This will link to your reading learning goal - what do you want your students to do INDEPENDENTLY? What do you want them to learn? You, as the teacher will model that through the read aloud. This would also be a great time to build your learning goal and success criteria.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">The students are active listeners during read alouds. They are paying attention to what you are modelling and (hopefully) internalizing what you are showing them, so that they can apply it during independent and guided reading.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">Some students have a difficult time just sitting and listening. Some need to DO something, especially if your read aloud is a chapter book. I suggest giving them a Reading Response Notebook. While reading, have students write down vocabulary words that jump out at them as you read, or sketch what they visualize. Then, once the chapter is done, have them write a “gist” summary of the chapter. The vocabulary words or sketch will help them with the summarizing skills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">You can also do assignments on read alouds. This can vary to comprehension questions, to presentations, to even media texts. However, it is important to note, that when assessing this, </span><span style="background-color: #ffff54; font-kerning: none;">you are assessing ORAL COMMUNICATION, NOT READING.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> In the Oral Communication expectations, there are references to an “oral text” and listening expectations. This refers to a read aloud. The students are LISTENING to reading, NOT reading themselves. So keep that in mind when planning and assessing your students work on read aloud!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">The books are personal choices. There are some many great texts out there. I would suggest looking for books that fit an overall theme that you want to promote within your classroom. I like to use books that either relate to my other curricula areas, or promote a positive classroom environment. Remember, there isn’t one book that is great for inferring or making connections - they all fit! It just depends on the lens that you decide to use when looking at that particular text.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you haven't started a read aloud in your program yet, start now! The rewards are endless! Stay tuned for future posts about read alouds such as: tips and tricks, my top read aloud favourites, as well as the benefits of read alouds over whole class novel studies.</span></div>
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Guided Math is one of my <span style="background-color: orange;">FAVOURITE</span> components of my Math Program. Over the last year, I have overhauled my teaching practices in math. I really examined what was working and what wasn't, and decided to embark on a personal journey and inquiry to better my practice. Enter: Guided Math!<br />
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When I really looked at my math program, I realized that I did do guided math, but not in a traditional and formal sense like my guided literacy program. I did it more on the fly - without even realizing what I was doing. So, I decided to take what worked well in my reading guided groups, and apply those strategies to my math guided groups.<br />
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Over the last year I have really worked at formalizing my guided math, and make it more stream lined and fluid. Here are my <b><u>5 Takeaways and Tips for Starting Guided Math</u></b>:<br />
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#1: Get to KNOW your students - You really need to have a handle on your student strengths and areas of needs in order to develop a program that really meets their needs. Start off with an Assessment FOR Learning that helps you to understand what they are already bringing to the table. Then, as you examine your data, look for trends to help you develop your groups.<br />
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#2: Map Out the CURRICULUM - The Ontario Math Curriculum is written on a continuum. It is expected that students will still be exposed to previous year expectations in their current program. Case and point - Stem and Leaf plots usually end up on Grade 6 EQAO, although it is mentioned in Grade 4.<br />
So, when you make your math unit (with guided math in mind), map out the curriculum from the previous grades, and even into the next grade. It will help you to identify and bridge any gaps that may come up in your guided groups.<br />
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#3 ROUTINE ROUTINE ROUTINE - Make sure that you build a comfortable space for your students with routines heavily emphasized. Make your expectations about what you expect while you are conducting a group very clear for the students in the group, and the students who are not in that current group. If you don't have clear routines and expectations, then it will be very difficult for your groups to run smoothly.<br />
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#5 Be FLEXIBLE - At any point you could have a student that has an "ah-ha" moment. Don't get stuck in the groups. If a student needs to move up to another group - make the move. If a student needs extra practice - provide it. If your timelines are running longer than expected - that's ok! Remember, they are end of year expectations, not end of the unit!<br />
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It's been a <i>looooonng</i> time since my last blog post. I've been super busy with my two little ones, and a massive grade change. Last year I took the leap and moved from 3/4 to 6/7. And it was a year of learning and adjustments for me. But what I have learned through it all is that I absolutely LOVE it! It was the right move for me. And here I am, about to take another leap. Same grade... different school. Although this is another big change for me, my confidence has risen. As a result, I am working hard at creating new products for this age group.</div>
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Another thing that I have learned? I <b>LOVE</b> combined classes (or split grades as most call them)! I bet you are reading this now and say "Yeah, sure you do! It's double the work!" But it really isn't! In my opinion, there really is no such thing as a single grade anymore. With differentiation, and our students learning at different levels, you could essentially be instructing 5 or more grades in one class!</div>
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So now with this year behind me, and a new one ahead, I thought that I would share my love of combined classes, as well as tips and tricks to really help you feel confident in teaching ANY combined grade!</div>
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<b><u>TIP #1: LOOK AT THE BIG IDEAS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS!</u></b></div>
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A lot of people say to me, "Split Grades are so difficult, because the Science and Social Studies are different!" At the front of each section of these documents, there is an Overview of the Grade / Strand, Big Ideas and Overall Expectations. Take the two (or more) grades that you are teaching. Bring these paper out of the curriculum document, and look at them side by side. What overall connections can you make? Where does the information overlap? Usually when you are looking at Science, they need to understand society and environmental effects of the unit of study. There is also the Scientific Inquiry Process, and personal safety during experiments. Make these the focus of your unit!</div>
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<b><u>TIP #2: DON'T DO IT All AT ONCE!</u></b></div>
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Yes, A type personalities like me have difficulty with this one. But it's true! Don't do it all at once! What I mean by this, is DON'T TEACH SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES AT ONCE!</div>
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Break it up. Teach 6-8 weeks of Social Studies. Then switch to Science. That way, you can integrate a lot more in your program and get deep thought on on topic at a time. I know this can be a little harder if you teacher a 6/7 or a 7/8. But it is doable! If you allocate 3 periods 50 minute periods a week to your Science / Social Studies, you will be able to get it in... but you have to follow Tip #3 in order for it to be effective!</div>
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<b><u>TIP #3: INTEGRATE, INTEGRATE AND INTEGRATE</u></b></div>
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I am a HUGE believer in integration! I despise teaching one subject at a time, and in isolation! I like my program to flow, with an overall goal and big idea. And integration is KEY to getting this cohesive feeling within your classroom.</div>
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Literacy is the best place to integrate Science and Social Studies. Look for Read Alouds that reflect the content that you are teaching. Some great examples that I use for my 6/7 class include:</div>
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History / Canada Past and Present: Underground Railroad by Barbara Smucker</div>
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Don't forget 10 minutes of Shared Reading Daily! I like to use articles that reflect the overall big idea that we are learning about. If you focus on being a Global Citizen or an Environmental Steward, you will find TONS of current and relevant articles to highlight your Big Idea.</div>
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Guided Reading - definitely the best bang for your buck! Are you concerned that your students won't get in those key knowledge and understanding concepts for each Science / Social Studies Strand? Select materials in Guided Reading that can really help to solidify these concepts. Use your school resources, apps like Epic or even internet articles to work in small groups on these concepts.</div>
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Writing and Media - I integrate these concepts CONSTANTLY in my program. I always have a rich task that my students need to do as a culminating task for the unit. This is where I bring in the writing and media expectations. Have focused mini lessons around the writer's workshop process, and around a specific text form you would like them to produce. At the end, you will have a rich task that will hit more than one area in your curriculum.</div>
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<b><u>TIP #4: USE INQUIRY</u></b></div>
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Yes, this is the "buzz" word that has been floating around for a while now. But it is SO key to student engagement! It is also key to teachers feeling less stress about "fitting in their curriculum."</div>
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Use an article, (either in Shared Reading or Guided Reading as highlighted above). Then, have students generate questions on things that they would like to learn more about in that particular concept. It should spark some natural curiosity within the class. Then, in your modelled writing lessons, focus on HOW to conduct the inquiry process, and become an efficient researcher. You set the context, you foster the questioning and the learning. And the students will run with it!</div>
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If you are still worried about putting it all together... have no fear! For there are some amazing Combined Classroom Teachers on tpt! I have really been focusing on developing my Combined Classroom Resources. Currently, I have:</div>
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Hopefully, you tuned in yesterday to the first in my series of Summer To Do List. In it, I listed the first three steps in my List, and they all revolved around the topic of Organization. If you didn't get a chance to read it, you can check it out here<br />
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In this second part of my Summer To Do List, you will find Items 7, 6 and 5. These items all revolve around Curriculum and Planning. Here's an inside look of how I dissect, prioritize and outline my program.<br />
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Then I turn to my planning templates to help me make units and lessons. This is an essential step, especially since I will be moving into new grades. Far more is expected at this grade level!<br />
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After I am finished examining the curriculum, I start to think about what I would like to teach at certain times of the year. I also like to think about what areas of the curriculum co-relate so that I can create a fluidity in my program. I have already my long range plan templates, and I am starting to write out what I would like to do in September. Slowly, I will fill in the others areas. <br />
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If you like the template that I am using, you can find it in my Planning Templates Package in my TPT store.<br />
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After this step, I am going to start looking at other TPT products from amazing Ontario sellers that can help me with this new transition, and fit in with this curriculum. Then, I will add those products to my wishlist. Of course I plan on creating my own products (please stay tuned for those), but there are so many wonderful TPT Ontario Sellers who have excellent work out there. I want to see what kind of gaps that I have with the hard copy resources that I have in my school, and look towards wonderful TPT sellers to help me fill in those gaps! I have just started browsing and adding. So far, I have:<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Journal-Bundle-The-Ultimate-Math-Journal-Bundle-for-Upper-Elementary-Math-1150885" target="_blank"> MATH JOURNAL BUNDLE from Jen Runde</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Communities-in-Canada-Bundle-Ontario-Social-Studies-Grade-6-1708503" target="_blank">COMMUNITIES IN CANADA FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT from Coach's Corner</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Canadas-Interactions-in-the-Global-Community-NGOs-and-More-QR-Code-Posters-1825890" target="_blank">NGO'S AND QR CODES from Coach's Corner</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Electrical-Arcade-Game-Project-409009" target="_blank">ELECTRICAL ARCADE GAME from Teachingisagift</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Retell-Relate-Reflect-Review-Reading-Assignment-610065" target="_blank">RETELL, RELATE, REFLECT, REVIEW READING ASSIGNMENT from Two Peas and a Dog </a><br />
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These are excellent J/I Ontario Sellers! I can't wait to see what else I can add to my wishlist! :)<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">How do you start to plan out your new year? How do you tackle the curriculum? What kind of TPT items are on your wishlist? Are you a TPT seller with an excellent Middle School Resource? Share below in the comment section!</span></i><br />
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Well it's that wonderful time of the year... where we get to relax and rejuvenate for the new school year. I am very excited to be off right now, but I do still take those moments to get my head into gear for the new year. And this year, I'm changing grades... BY CHOICE! I've loved being in 3 and 3/4, but I really wanted to see what it's like in other grades. So I am branching out and moving to...<br />
a 6/7 SPLIT! I can hear the audible gasp most of you are making! It's the reaction I have had when I have told people of my move. But I am looking forward to the new challenges ahead.<br />
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So, since I am moving on up, I have had to set a Summer To Do List. And you should have one too. Summer To Do Lists help to keep you focused and on track. It will also make your transition into the new year a little smoother, and help to calm those nerves. Especially if you are a new teacher, or a teacher changing grades. It can be difficult because you don't know what to expect from students those first few days. And that's why I started my list!<br />
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If you don't have a Summer to do list, read mine! Here are the first few items in my Top Ten Summer To Do List:<br />
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Over the years I have gone to Scholar's Choice and bought new packs of those letters, and have placed them in my classroom. But I don't know if this happens to you... they break by mid year, and just don't look right. So, I have figured out what I want each of my walls to say:<br />
Wonderful Writing<br />
Marvelous Math<br />
Exploring Science and Social Studies<br />
Radical Reading<br />
Awesome Art<br />
I figured regardless of the grades that I teach in the future, these are the boards that I would like to have up. And of course I have Learning Goal and Key To Success for subtitles for each. <br />
Other areas that I needed to create were word wall letters (yes even for this age group), an agenda board, and schedule and task cards. I went through my classroom and took sketches of each of the boards, and then I planned out where I would put all of the items and what I would call those boards.<br />
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The next stage of this project required me to get a little crafty. I have opted to make these words and headers myself. TPT has lots of wonderful clipart and nice looking fonts. I have used powerpoint to create them, and I sent them to Staples to be printed on cardstock so that I don't waste my ink and my paper. Next, I cut them out and laminated them. This will look SO much better. This will make my boards look more uniform, crisp and clean.<br />
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Although I have finished planning out my boards and creating the materials I needed for them, I still can't scratch #10 off of my list year. I have to wait until the last week of summer and actually put these boards up and together! Once all the boards are finished, I will post them, and see what you think!<br />
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With moving up in grades, I am also required to move rooms. I'm leaving my lovely little grade 3, 4, 5 hallway to join the Middle School Hall. So, I have also already started #9 during the last week of school. I looked at all of the materials I had in my classroom, and I was faced with a tough decision:<br />
- Does it go to my new room?<br />
- Do I take it home and store it?<br />
- Do I donate it to a teaching partner?<br />
- Do I pitch it?<br />
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Very little came with me to my new room, and very little came home with me. I took a lot of my personal library books for my boys to read. I also kept a lot of my bins and organizers. But many of my other items I donated or pitched. I had to look at it and ask myself:<br />
- Do I use it?<br />
- Do my students use it?<br />
- Is it useful for my new set of students?<br />
- Do I plan on returning to this grade and using this item again?<br />
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And I found that I hung on to a lot of stuff that I didn't even use. I stopped using Scholastic Anchor Charts after my first year of teaching. Now I make them with the students so that they are authentic. So why hang on to it? It just adds clutter, and clutter will lead to a confused classroom.<br />
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This process is not over. As my husband likes to point out all of the time, I have 3 bins in my basement, waiting for me to go through. I can see three, turning into one! At least that's my goal! Less is best! For my new classroom, and my basement ;)<br />
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I also have organization on my list! Specifically, I want to start thinking about and planning for the organization of my classroom. Here are somethings that I ask myself to help me plan this out:<br />
- Where do I want my students to keep there materials?<br />
- How will classroom shared materials and manipulatives be displayed?<br />
- How am I going to display student work?<br />
- How will I organize my classroom library?<br />
- How should I arrange my desks?<br />
- Should I have students in groups or rows?<br />
- How will I organize my student assessment binder / materials?<br />
- How should I organize materials for Substitute Teachers?<br />
- What can I do to minimize clutter in the classroom?<br />
- What kind of areas should I have in the room?<br />
- What will their purpose be?<br />
- How should I arrange my desk?<br />
- SHOULD I EVEN HAVE A DESK? (Yes, I'm thinking about going "desk-less")<br />
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Some of these questions I have answered. Others are still swirling in my head. And I know that some of these will just have to come when I meet my class and the dynamics within them. But if I have a plan in mind, and ideas just incase the plan falls through, then I will be more confident and run my classroom in a smooth manner.<br />
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Well, that's all for the First Addition to my Series "Summer To Do List." Please tune in tomorrow for Numbers 7, 6 and 5. And please add comments below. Are you getting your materials ready for your classroom? Have you done a big purge of your old materials lately? What are some items you had to hang on to? What were some things you couldn't believe you kept? Do you have any answers to my organization questions? What works for you?<br />
<br />The Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-88795122221024801232015-01-09T13:27:00.001-05:002015-01-09T13:27:39.991-05:00Happy New Year... Time for Resolutions!I know it's been a while. I've made a conscious decision to spend more time with my family during the holiday season, so my blog has been put on the back burner. But I'm back and rested and rejuvenated! Excited to meet 2015 head on.<div>Shortly I will be returning to work after being on mat leave. So, I thought that I would set a New Years Resolution for myself... To be virtually paperless. My hubby bought me an iPad mini for Christmas. I know, what a guy! So, I've been looking into apps and google drive to help me achieve my goal. One FREE app I came across is planboard and mark board from chalk.com. Omg what a life changer! So, now I'm going to start this journey of being paperless with these items! In future posts, I will let you know how I use them, and cool features I have come across!</div><div>What apps and internet tools do you use?</div>The Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-66330479397641358442014-11-08T14:45:00.000-05:002015-01-13T21:12:40.449-05:00The Great Ontario Science and Social Studies Round UpIf you follow my blog and my tpt store, you have probably noticed that I have a few products that meet the new social studies curriculum for grade 3 and 4. I often get requests for other grade units in social studies, as well as science products. So, I thought that I would reach out to some other great Ontario tpt sellers so that I could have a link for people to go to if they are looking for Ontario science and social studies products. Please check out the linky below, there are tons of products that will lead you straight to the product on tpt. These products range from grade 1 to 8, so browse around and see what suits your programming needs!
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:) I hope you enjoy these great Ontario products!The Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-25326295707598419792014-10-16T20:40:00.001-04:002015-01-13T21:12:58.580-05:00Book Talk ThursdayI've decided to link up to Lifelong Learning to discuss one of my favourite read alouds. It's a great way to connect with other teachers, and see what kinds of read alouds they are doing in their classrooms! Click the link button below to see what other teachers like to use in their classrooms, and see how they use them.
For my post, I will be discussing one of my favourite read aloud books "The Best Part of Me." Click the image below to find this text on amazon.ca.
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I use this text in a variety of ways in my program. The text is written by 3rd, 4th and 5th graders around the prompt of what the best part of them is. I like to use this text to promote positive self image, and to teach my students to be proud of who they are, and to like themselves. We first start out by looking at the title, and brainstorming what it means. And, I have students just write a response of what they like about themselves. From there, we read through the text. As we go through each individual piece, we critique the writing. This is a great way to incorporate your writer's workshop into your reading program. Students feel at ease at giving feedback to the anonymous writers from the text. They feel at liberty to say how they feel, because they know they will not hurt the feelings of a friend in the class. We really focus on which texts really resonate with us, and discuss why we like particular pieces and dislike others. We then build success criteria... looking at gripping leads, word choice, fluency of the writing. This goes well beyond spelling. We do an overall reading response to the text "What do you think the author's purpose is for writing this text? Use evidence from the text and your own ideas to support your answer." And then, we lead into our own writing block, and students write the best part of them. I've done this in different ways: posters, books, slideshows... I pretty much let students decide how they want to publish their final copy of their text. Students get excited about this, and feel like they have creative decisions over their writing piece. Every year I have used this text, I have had very positive results! Students love it, and it creates a great buzz in the room.
As you know, I teach 3/4, but this book could be used in any grade! I highly recommend you try this read aloud!
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http://lifelonglearning1234.blogspot.ca/2014/10/lets-connect-book-talk-tuesday.htmlThe Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-62870284088165825472014-10-06T07:56:00.001-04:002014-10-06T07:56:40.748-04:00My crayon wreath!I'm so excited! My talented mother made me a beautiful crayon wreath for my classroom. I still have a few months until I can hang it up in my room, but I sure do love looking at it! If you want one, follow my Facebook page. There's a link to my moms Facebook page :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_5M_zDB81-za5S7ZLeXz-6Gl2yfmjz6_OdSfvvk0l7dNJNEMhWXF9u4xa32E3tOEhzv66xRf5j70QM_-Y-xhUAmkqCPyWpymbzT0GF808FIu1C5-auLMDbcOe27-P5lbazhyphenhypheniNLdG_PW/s640/blogger-image-1723585183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_5M_zDB81-za5S7ZLeXz-6Gl2yfmjz6_OdSfvvk0l7dNJNEMhWXF9u4xa32E3tOEhzv66xRf5j70QM_-Y-xhUAmkqCPyWpymbzT0GF808FIu1C5-auLMDbcOe27-P5lbazhyphenhypheniNLdG_PW/s640/blogger-image-1723585183.jpg"></a></div>The Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-87468675591480075102014-10-03T19:17:00.000-04:002015-01-13T21:13:19.768-05:00How to start inquiry based learning in your classroomAs you can tell from my previous posts, I'm a big fan of inquiry based learning. It really allows me to be the intuitive teacher I have always wanted to be, it's easy to differentiate, and it motivates students to learn. A lot of people have asked me, how do you start inquiry based learning in your classroom? So, I thought that I would do a post to break it down.<br />
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First, and foremost, if you are an Ontario teacher, take a look at the new social studies curriculum. Not just the expectations, but really read the "stuff" that's in the front, and the break downs of each grade. In this post, I will use some of the diagrams and charts from this document to show you how to start this in your classroom. <br />
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On page 8 of the document, you will find this diagram.<br />
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It basically breaks down for you, if you are using the social studies curriculum, start with the "big ideas," then, add the overall expectations and finally turn to the specific expectations to build your program. These "big ideas" will help you to frame the direction of your program, and help to facilitate inquiry within your classroom.<br />
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Next, turn to the diagram on page 10. You will find this diagram.<br />
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This diagram looks that the overall "big ideas" of the curriculum. Basically, through social studies, you are trying to teach citizenship education. There are these 4 overall themes, that are further broken down into more specific categories. Active participation looks at being a citizen, and the responsibilities of being a citizen. Identity looks at the past to determine who we are, as well as our identity as a culture and community. Attributes look at those character education pieces: inclusiveness, equity, empathy, rights. And finally structures look at the structure of society.</div>
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Once you read through these sections, take a look at page 61 and 62. This tells you how to use the social studies inquiry process in your classroom. It specifically tells student and teacher roles in this process.</div>
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Start with formulating questions. And as it states in this diagram, students can do this independently, in groups, or with teacher guidance. If you need assistance with the process, please read below! :) Next, students need to gather and organize. This is the research portion. They need collect the information to answer the questions. You may want to spend a good portion of time teaching students how to use internet sources correctly and how to examine the information they are given.</div>
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From there, students need to interpret and analyse the information they have gathered and figure out what they have learned and if any biases are present (great connections to point of view and media!!!) After that, students will evaluate and draw conclusions. And finally, communicate their findings. You can make great connections to your writing program by having students write different text forms and / or media products to showcase their inquiry learning.</div>
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But a lot of people have also asked me "How can you ensure that you are teaching curriculum?" Simple! Use the expectations. You can guide your students in the beginning of this process. You can guide them when formulating questions. First, conduct a diagnostic assessment to figure out what they already know on the subject matter. I always make sure that my diagnostic question is linked to the big idea of my program. To get the specific big idea for my unit, I look to the front of my grade level in the curriculum document.</div>
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This is a sample from the Grade 3 Living and Working in Ontario. From there, (even if my diagnostic assessment is not a KWL chart), I like to ask students to write out questions or things that they want to learn. ***Note - the culminating task is always planned at the beginning of the unit and is linked to this big idea - I want my students to show they understand and have an opinion on this big idea!</div>
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My next lessons are then focused on the inquiry piece. And through the diagnostic, I've gathered information of what they know and what they want to learn. I look through the curriculum, and figure out what questions I want my students to answer. The best place to find this is the teacher prompts or questions that are found under the specific expectations.</div>
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These questions are so rich! And try to help them answer these questions through your modelled, shared and guided reading texts. This will help to build their background knowledge on the subject matter, and get them more comfortable when researching these questions independently.</div>
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Last year, I really wanted to get into inquiry based learning, but I have to admit, I had trouble with it. It all really started by accident. I had a program coach in my room, and I had put up a part of an eqao math question up in my room. It was a t chart with data in it, and I covered up the question. I just showed the class the chart. I started to do this to address an underlying issue that I had in my class. My students were reading part of the question, but not all of it. I wanted to show them how important it is to read the WHOLE question and think about it prior to answering it. So, I showed the class the chart and said to them "what do you see?" From there, students had authentic conversations, and noticed trends in the data. Finally, a student put up her hand and stated that she could see that one number in the data repeated many different times. This was a great observation because the question was about mode. We then discussed the term, and students clearly understood the concept. The math coach talked to me at the end and said "wow, great inquiry! This is an excellent way to teach inquiry in math, and incorporate eqao." And this really lit a fire under me.</div>
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So I followed this model, and tried to attack eqao questions in a different way. Show a picture, a set of data, or even a part of the question. And to expand one eqao question over 3 or more lessons, touching on more math concepts than just one. I would present the partial problem to the class and tell them to write down all information they could see in their math journals. Then, I would challenge them to write their own questions based on the information they had. We would then group the questions, and students would answer questions in groups. This would provide differentiated instruction as well, and created amazing math conversations. Most of the time, the problems the class would write would be richer than the actual question! Then we would share the questions and answers as a group. And, after all the inquiry was done, I would share the actual question, and require students to answer it independently. Their answers improved dramatically and their confidence grew!</div>
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Here are some pictures of an example from my class. The question was about how many square units (area) each school playground was. But as you can see, they developed different questions and some were much richer!<br />
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So, here are some steps to start inquiry based learning in your mathematics program.<br />
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STEP #1<br />
Select the expectations that you want students to learn. What concepts do they need to know?<br />
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STEP #2<br />
Select a question that has already been made. I like to choose questions that have tables, charts, pictures or diagrams.<br />
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STEP #3<br />
Don't show students the question... just the picture, table, diagram etc. Ask them to write down what math they see from the picture<br />
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STEP #4<br />
Then have students write on the other side of the book / page questions that go with this image.<br />
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STEP #5<br />
Have students share their questions. Group like questions together.<br />
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STEP #6<br />
Use their questions for your problem solving time for the next 2-3 periods.<br />
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STEP #7<br />
After all of your rich problem solving, have students solve the actual question. See their confidence soar!<br />
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What are your thoughts in inquiry based learning? How do you tackle it in mathematics?<br />
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<br />The Raudy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136218767701784274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252567191165002260.post-23483633897779674572014-08-24T14:15:00.000-04:002020-03-10T15:19:30.409-04:00Welcome!Welcome to my blog! This is my very first, of what will hopefully be many posts. Blogging has been something that I have wanted to get into for a while now, and I've finally decided to give it a go. I've always came up with excuses not to start it up... I'm too busy with the kids.... How can I teach and stay dedicated to blogging... My husband will feel ignored if I'm in front of the computer all the time. But I've decided since teaching is something that I'm really passionate about, I should try it out and make connections with other teachers out there. I've even gone so far as to make a twitter account... To be honest I never thought that I would see the day. I was so anti twitter for the longest time.<br />
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So a little bit about me. I'm a mother of two wonderful boys. I just had my second so a few weeks ago, so I'm on mat leave. I've been married to my high school sweetheart for 6 years, and we've been together for 12. I love to cook, draw and decorate my home. Besides the dollar store for teacher finds, home sense is my favourite!<br />
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This would technically be my 8th year of teaching. I graduated from Brock in 2006 from the CHYS / BA / BeD program. I've taught grade 2/3, kindergarten, literacy coach. For the last few years I've been at the same school and have bounced between grade 3 and a 3/4. When I return to work I will be in the split again.<br />
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