Book Review Superstars! These 7th graders have shared multiple book reviews during announcements this year: Jamie S., Jacob D., Liam G., Logan F., Madyn L., Elyse B., Ada T.! All received gift cards to Pirate Cove! #readersrock#celebratereading@UxbWhitin#whitinwarriors
Saran Wrap Game! Items from Restart hidden in a ball of plastic wrap. Kids had to unwrap as much of the ball as they could in 15 seconds, while wearing oven mitts! If they uncovered an item, they shared how it was related to the story. @UxbWhitin#celebratereading
Have you seen a vocabulary sculpture? Today at book club, students had to "sculpt" their partner into a statue to represent a vocabulary word from our book Repeat. Words included tethered, relaxed, celebrate, inactive and terrified! @UxbWhitin#celebratereading@leanne_demarco
Melody from Out of My Mind by @sharonmdraper uses a Medi-Talker. Today, students tried to use an image board to communicate to each other, in order to experience some of the frustrations that Melody had. It was an enlightening experience for all. #celebratereading@UxbWhitin
Reader's Theater increases comprehension and motivation, engages students, creates opportunity for cooperative learning, and MUCH more! Today, book club students performed impactful scenes from Out of My Mind by @sharonmdraper ! @UxbWhitin#celebratereading
Gr. 5 & 6 "book tasting" today for our book club! Students examined 4 books, recorded their thoughts on menus and voted for their favorite! Can you guess what they chose? @UxbWhitin@LindaSimonds107#celebratereading#whitinwarriors
Students distracted by Snapchat and TikTok during class? Here are some practical ways teachers can set parameters for personal device usage in the classroom. @MrsSaid17 https://t.co/LjeBQ2xirp
It's Book Review Thursday! Today's announcements included Jordan, gr.4, sharing Holes by Louis Sachar, and Elyse, gr. 7, sharing Winter by @marissa_meyer ! How many books will you read this year? @UxbWhitin@leanne_demarco#celebratereading#whitinwarriors
After reading this article a few weeks back, I knew I needed to make some changes in my classroom. I set up a space for a reading graffiti wall and we began using it today. They absolutely loved it and I canβt wait to see more of their responses to their books!π @WhiteOakElem