Do you feel like your students aren’t really reading when you send them off? Do you scan the room and see children playing instead of reading?
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Little kids can do big things! They are fully capable of independently reading (really reading…books) for a sustained amount of time- even in kindergarten!
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This product will allow you to give your students tools to self monitor for engagement and learning!
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Included (with lesson teaching point and engagement tool):
What does our reading workshop look like? -Song for Reading Workshop
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What happens if we find a book that is ripped or torn? -Show You Care Book Repair
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How can we stay on task when we read?- Brain, Bodies, and Books Rubric for engagement
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Original clip art included to use at your discretion
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What will the teacher be doing while you read? -Conferring form
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How can I show that I understood my book? -Fav. Part ½ sheet?
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I have a reading bag…how do I pack it? -Shopping List
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Where do I keep my books? -T-Shirt Reading Back Letter
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Tools to engage– Rubric Book Mark with wow reading behaviors
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Tools to engage -Readers make a plan for their reading time.
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Tools to engage- Reading mat- 2 versions
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Tools to engage- Bring characters to life with talk bubble/thinking bubble stick
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Tools to engage -Bringing scenes to life T.V. Cut out
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Tools to engage -Tiny details in the pics
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Tools to engage- Special glasses that check the tiny parts on the page
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End of Unit Celebration- Celebrating our reading identities Class Book
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Most of these lessons are close to the lessons that a lot of us teach at the beginning of school. They are no particular orders so you can skim, find the point of the lesson you’re teaching, and grab the tool!
