In K/1/2/3 we are very excited about books and about reading. Yesterday we got to go book shopping for the first time! We learned to pick “Good Fit” books. To pick a “Good Fit” book you can use I PICK.

I choose a book
Purpose-Why do I want to read it?
Interest-Does it interest me?
Comprehend-Am I understanding what I am reading?
Know-I know most of the words

We also thought it would be a good idea to show you some of the great books we chose!

We also wanted to let everyone know that we got to 16 minutes of Read to Self stamina today! Mrs. Watson lost track of the time and we just kept reading and reading. No one wanted to stop!

What are you reading?
Do you have a favourite book, series, or author?

Today was our third day together. The students have been working very hard and are settling in to their new classroom and routines. The 1/2/3s  are doing an especially good job of building their stamina during Read to Self.

Read to Self is a part of Daily 5. During Daily 5 we practice reading, writing, and word work so that we can become better readers and writers. We start with one of the five activities (Read to Self is first) and then gradually add the other four as we build our stamina and independence.

During Read to Self we have a chance to read “Good Fit” books that we get to choose. To help us be successful during Read to Self and to become independent we made an I Chart together(the “I” stands for Independence) of what it will look like in our class during Daily 5. During Daily 5 we will:

• Pick a “Good Fit” spot
• Get started right away
• Stay in one spot
• Read the whole time
• Get into “The Zone”
• Build our stamina

We made a short video to show you what a great job we are doing.  We hope you like it!

 

So far we have built 7 minutes of stamina.  As soon as we have built 10 minutes of stamina we will get to add the next piece of Daily 5!