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Another Method to Facilitate Choosing a Partner - Part II (VIDEO)
We explicitly teach how to choose a partner so students can quickly form partnerships in reading, writing, math, science, recess, etc. We usually rely on the "raise your hand" method as explained in . . .

Tip of the Week September 3, 2010
A Year of Learning Did you begin the year with mandated training/meetings? Many of you have written that you were thrilled to be back at school, yet found the workshop days prior to . . .

Parent Involvement and Parent Partnership, Actions Parents Can Take
There was a time when we had more parent helpers than we knew what to do with, but that is no longer the case in our community. Are you finding the same to be true where you are? Yet . . .

Daily 5™ - Adding Choice and Checking In (ARTICLE and VIDEO)
After Read to Self and Work on Writing have both been launched, we often feel a bit like we are standing on top of a mountain, admiring a view of great beauty. Students are actually reading and writin . . .

Launching Math Daily 5™ with the First of Five Launching Charts (ARTICLE and DOWNLOAD)
This will be the first of 5 Launching Charts for introducing Math Daily 5™ to our students. Notice the connection to The Dai . . .

FAQ - Do you have some more ideas on supporting our barometer children or those students who break stamina first?
by Trish Prentice Yes, every year we have a Barometer Billy or Barbie or Byron or Bonita. They try to talk to their friends during Read to Self. They make balls out of Wiki Sticks during Word Wo . . .

Design - Add Just the Right Seating for a Long and Narrow Classroom (VIDEO)
This long narrow classroom limited the seating options, but two narrow tables, anchored by a small cupboard at each end, helped provide the variety the teacher was looking for. script type="te . . .

Parent Letter Introducing CAFE and Parent Pipeline
Allison's back at school a few days before us and has already thought through communication with her parents about her reading instruction this year. She wants to inform her parents that she is usin . . .

FAQ - How might I keep track of the books that are read during our reading aloud when I have no more wall space?
by Trish Prentice I love the idea of keeping a list of the books we read as a class for the entire year! Seeing photos of other classrooms unrolling a huge list at the end of the year is inspiring. . . .

Choosing a Partner for Partner Reading - Part 1 (Video)
This video introduces another way for students to hook up with a partner for Read to Someone. Regular playing cards do the matching after check-in is completed, removing the partiality and popularity . . .

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