Keep All Your Students Keep All Your Students Learning While You teach Learning While You teach Reading GroupsReading GroupsCreating and Managing Meaningful, Creating and Managing Meaningful,

Independent Literacy Centers and Activities, Independent Literacy Centers and Activities, Grades 3-6Grades 3-6

Professional Development Day Professional Development Day January 22, 2008January 22, 2008

Complied and Presented by Karen MachucaComplied and Presented by Karen Machuca

Goal Today…Goal Today…

……create meaningful centers and create meaningful centers and assignments that are ideally assignments that are ideally suited to strengthen the reading, suited to strengthen the reading, writing, and thinking skills of writing, and thinking skills of learners in grades three through learners in grades three through six. six.

Think of the Activities Think of the Activities Viewed Today Like Viewed Today Like

Shoes…Shoes… Dress Shoes-Dress Shoes- activities activities

that are once in a while. that are once in a while. They are used to “jazz They are used to “jazz up” your curriculum.up” your curriculum.

Sneakers-Sneakers- for everyday for everyday use; very little use; very little maintenance. Get the maintenance. Get the centers ready and the centers ready and the students will “run” with students will “run” with the activities presented!the activities presented!

Flip Flops-Flip Flops- very easy on very easy on and off activities that and off activities that take very little effort on take very little effort on your part but requires your part but requires students to think.students to think.

Strengthen Students Strengthen Students Literacy DevelopmentLiteracy Development BER video clip presentationBER video clip presentation

Reflect…Reflect…

What did you like about the video What did you like about the video piece that you just saw? Jot it piece that you just saw? Jot it down on the post it…down on the post it…

Let’s share…Let’s share… Questions, concerns, comments? Questions, concerns, comments?

Let’s add to our chart paper for Let’s add to our chart paper for follow up…follow up…

Genre Baskets Genre Baskets

Extremely easy to rotate Extremely easy to rotate as Mrs. Cunningham is as Mrs. Cunningham is VERY supportive of this VERY supportive of this activity.activity.

Genre activities are Genre activities are copied in your packet for copied in your packet for easy reproduction for easy reproduction for immediate use.immediate use.

Don’t have baskets? Don’t have baskets? Used Gift Bags and Used Gift Bags and Cereal boxes work just Cereal boxes work just as well or lids to as well or lids to photocopy boxes that photocopy boxes that you receive from Print you receive from Print Shop!Shop!

Book Club FolderBook Club Folder

Original copies in your packetOriginal copies in your packet See student samples on tables See student samples on tables Make and Take Time! Let’s make Make and Take Time! Let’s make

one for you to use as a sample for one for you to use as a sample for your class.your class.

Fluency CenterFluency Center

Super EASY center that Super EASY center that needs no maintenance needs no maintenance aside from Fluency aside from Fluency Sheet evaluation forms. Sheet evaluation forms. Variety of forms in your Variety of forms in your handout for your grade handout for your grade level.level.

Student direction sheet Student direction sheet is in your handout.is in your handout.

Hear student samples Hear student samples on Computer #3 and on Computer #3 and view evaluation forms view evaluation forms as well.as well.

Microphones are Microphones are available from school. available from school. See Mr. Moffit.See Mr. Moffit.

Comprehension Comprehension BookmarksBookmarks Gets students thinking about reading Gets students thinking about reading

independently while away from the independently while away from the Guided Reading table.Guided Reading table.

Variety of bookmarks which are included Variety of bookmarks which are included in your handout. in your handout.

See samples on table. See samples on table. Don’t want to photocopy bookmarks all Don’t want to photocopy bookmarks all

the time? Just laminate, have students the time? Just laminate, have students write responses on separate sheets of write responses on separate sheets of paper or in readers journal, and reuse paper or in readers journal, and reuse Bookmarks over and over Bookmarks over and over again….Simple!again….Simple!

Engage Students in Engage Students in Research and Research and ReportingReporting BER video clip presentationBER video clip presentation

Research packetsResearch packets

Keeps information manageable Keeps information manageable for studentsfor students

Make and Take Time!Make and Take Time!

Reflect…Reflect…

What activity do you think would What activity do you think would work for you? Jot it down on a work for you? Jot it down on a post it.post it.

Let’s share your thoughts.Let’s share your thoughts. Questions, concerns, comments Questions, concerns, comments

that you would like to add to the that you would like to add to the chart paper for follow up…? chart paper for follow up…?

RiddlerRiddler

Quick and Simple activity for Quick and Simple activity for students to participate in while students to participate in while away from the Guided Reading away from the Guided Reading group. group.

Wonderful for Science and Social Wonderful for Science and Social Studies content.Studies content.

Make and Take Time!Make and Take Time!

Chinese ProverbChinese Proverb

I hear and I forgetI hear and I forget I see and I rememberI see and I remember I do and I understandI do and I understand

I hope that today provided you with I hope that today provided you with a sense of a sense of “doing and “doing and understanding”understanding” that you can pass that you can pass on to your students during the 2on to your students during the 2ndnd half of the school year.half of the school year.

Reflect….Reflect….

On an index card, write down one On an index card, write down one activity that you saw today that activity that you saw today that you know you could do during the you know you could do during the third marking period.third marking period.

Write down one activity or idea Write down one activity or idea that you saw today that you that you saw today that you would like to incorporate next would like to incorporate next year.year.

How was today helpful?How was today helpful?

Wrap Up TimeWrap Up Time

Please fill out evaluation formPlease fill out evaluation form Pick up your Professional Pick up your Professional

Development certificateDevelopment certificate Grab a treat for the ride homeGrab a treat for the ride home Thank you for your participation Thank you for your participation

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