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August
The Cats of Tiffany Street
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Arthur's Pet Business
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September
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Arthur's Teacher Trouble
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Animal Tracks
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If
you enter our classroom, you may be surprised to see students sitting around
the room in circles on beanbags, chairs, or pillows. They will be reading,
discussing, questioning, or maybe even performing a passage from a book. Once
a month our class participates in a full literature circle project.
Students vote on books selected from the author study of the month for their
group to read. Once they have chosen a book they are given roles for their
literature circle discussions. The roles we use are based on
Amanda Madden's literature circle roles. The roles are Discussion
Director, Super Stroyteller, Wacky Wordfinder, Artful Artist, and Passage
Performer. In September our groups chose Arthur's New Puppy,
Arthur Meets the President, and Arthur's Chicken Pox. Each group
filled out role sheets, participated in circle discussions, shared reading,
and completed a final extention project for their book. Two of the groups
chose to make a bookmark based on their book, while another group chose to
make a story chain. Pictures coming Soon!
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August and September:
Marc Brown
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October and November:
Patricia Palacco
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December and
January:
Jan Brett
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Feburary and March:
Tomie de Paloa
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April and May:
Steven Kellogg
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Week 1 List
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Week 2 List
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Week 3 List
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Week 4 List
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We have 10 spelling
words and 6 sentences every week. On Mondays I give a pretest on the spelling
words. The class rewrites any misspelled words. The students copy the
sentences, and I check them to make sure they have written them correctly. The
spelling and sentence list for each week will be in the students' Binders.
Tests are on Fridays. The spelling test and sentence test count as two
spelling grades. The sentences are graded for correct spelling and punctuation.
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