tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post8360181332597204005..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: SassyMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79394514245264259772010-07-30T08:57:19.852-04:002010-07-30T08:57:19.852-04:00What about if you started by spending a week havin...What about if you started by spending a week having everyone read really simple series, maybe even take it all the way back to Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggy books or Nate the Great or Mercy Watson, just to lay some of the basic groundwork and then moved them into chapter book series.<br /><br />Can't wait to hear how it goes!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-53089661456048283372010-07-29T08:47:01.696-04:002010-07-29T08:47:01.696-04:00Carol,
I'm still trying to figure out how I mi...Carol,<br />I'm still trying to figure out how I might approach this unit of study. The idea was born when I reviewed the new Clementine. I want to start in a zone of complete comfort where we can really dig in and look at narrative structures with a more simple text. I'll definitely be writing more about my plans and about how it goes! Thanks for the input!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21368242798662754462010-07-29T08:41:23.281-04:002010-07-29T08:41:23.281-04:00I think series would be a great start to the year ...I think series would be a great start to the year with fourth graders. Everybody could join the club with their own interests or passions, and with books that were comfortable for them. It could build a lifetime reading habit. And it would be fun to see what different kids picked. I'd love a post on what series you are including! It might be fun, at some point, to follow a series study with an author study, and let each kid choose a favorite author to read and learn about.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.com