I really liked these activities for word study.
Here is the link.
I can't find the actual website it came from though.
I am thinking I might use it as it is, or use it as possible activities for the Word Work Station. (especially some of the partner items).
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Literacy Work Stations
Here is a link to a post about literacy work stations.
http://thefirstgradejungle.blogspot.com/
I think that is a good title for the older grades (3rd through 5th). Don't want the kids to think I am "babying" them!
I am thinking I would do the following stations:
Word Work- Students will have (I think) daily word study work to do, plus activities in this station, like spelling their words with foam letters, illustrating words, timed spelling with magnet letters, practice tests....
Computer - This could be literacy games (from teacher selected sites) or typing up their writing
Writing - Lots of options here from creative writing via prompts, pictures, also work on publishing and editing.
Reading- It could be independent or partner reading on the rug
Games - These would be file folder games, or other literacy games
Listening - This would be short stories, picture books, or even Harry Potter, and longer books like that. I think it would be free choice.
I really think these could be developed to make them applicable to any grade.
My thought is that I would do 3 reading groups, then their one rotation students would do their word study daily work (more about that later), then they could go to computer games or listening, then another rotation would be writing, reading or word work.
Students would visit 2 stations per day. So every 6 days they would complete all stations 2 times. Sometimes the work would be choice, sometimes it might be selected by me.
http://thefirstgradejungle.blogspot.com/
I think that is a good title for the older grades (3rd through 5th). Don't want the kids to think I am "babying" them!
I am thinking I would do the following stations:
Word Work- Students will have (I think) daily word study work to do, plus activities in this station, like spelling their words with foam letters, illustrating words, timed spelling with magnet letters, practice tests....
Computer - This could be literacy games (from teacher selected sites) or typing up their writing
Writing - Lots of options here from creative writing via prompts, pictures, also work on publishing and editing.
Reading- It could be independent or partner reading on the rug
Games - These would be file folder games, or other literacy games
Listening - This would be short stories, picture books, or even Harry Potter, and longer books like that. I think it would be free choice.
I really think these could be developed to make them applicable to any grade.
My thought is that I would do 3 reading groups, then their one rotation students would do their word study daily work (more about that later), then they could go to computer games or listening, then another rotation would be writing, reading or word work.
Students would visit 2 stations per day. So every 6 days they would complete all stations 2 times. Sometimes the work would be choice, sometimes it might be selected by me.
She will return
One day soon, possibly 2012, or maybe later I will be returning to work. The goal of this blog, it to have a place to organize my return.
I know I want to teach either 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Obviously, I can't plan specific lessons just yet. Since the grade is variable, and since each classroom of students is different.
However, there are some things I can plan:
I know I want to teach either 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Obviously, I can't plan specific lessons just yet. Since the grade is variable, and since each classroom of students is different.
However, there are some things I can plan:
- Classroom Management
- Reading Block (I want to do stations)
- Guided Math (I really want to do more individualized instruction in math, so I think I will do something similar to this.)
- Seasonal Activities
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