Hey y’all! How was your Tuesday? It’s been rainy, dark, and dreary around here. And, I won’t even mention the time change… because who can adjust this early in the game?! It’s 5:00 and feels like 9:00. Our whole family is in shock… including our pups. They are ready for their goodnight treats around 6:00 each night! And, I’m pretty much okay with it because jumping into bed at that time sounds GREAT!
With all this shock to my body I sure am glad that I planned in advance this week. I would not be able to make it if I were spending my nights getting ready for the next day! In fact, it ends up that I over-planned! That happens a lot to me because I forget that I only have ONE HOUR to teach ALL of language arts! Even though I over-planned, I still really want to hit Main Idea! Sometimes I feel like I move on from this before we really all “get it.” So, to help get the most in with the time I have, I started using these short reading passages from Read Works. These are free, and they are the perfect little time-savers. Of course, I don’t use passages all year, or even every week, BUT they are great when you need to hit a concept but don’t have time to read an entire book! Plus, they are leveled, which makes for a quick way to differentiate! I put them in our Smart Pals so that we can reuse for later this week and even next year 🙂
After my students read their short story with their partner, they wrote down the main idea/details in their spiral.
Then, we transferred that information onto our hamburger main idea craft!
I ran across these Krabby Patty gummies when I was grocery shopping and knew I had to incorporate them somehow! So, once my kiddos were finished they had to answer two questions: 1. What does finding the main idea mean? 2. What are details? Once my kiddos answered that, they got to delight in their little treat 🙂
And, before I run off to grab dinner (Mr. Lemons *may* have ruined dinner tonight… he substituted beef bouillon for dried beef which didn’t work so well, BUT at least he tried, right?!) I wanted to show you what we’ve been up to in math.
We are all about time this week. We made this flapbook…
I love using read works for a quick assessment…to see who needs remediation. We're starting time this next week – eeek! NOT one of my favorites :-/
Thank you for sharing Read Works! I checked it out today and love it! How did I not know about this site before?!? We're using your time unit right now too!
Marcy Saddle Up For 2nd Grade
I am a first year 2nd grade teacher and I also need to fit all of ELA into about 90 minutes. How do you fit it all in? We are also using a new reading program that is aligned with Common Core and it has soooo much stuff that we are expected to get through.
Any advice??
I love Readworks too! The best is once you sign up as a member they email YOU with new passages they have coming out or one appropriate for the season! LOVE!
I love Read Works, too! Thanks for posting your plans!
I love this! I just finished Main Idea. When we come back to it I will definitely be making this book! Kirsten Mrs. Wilson's Class
Hi, I am a parent (not a teacher), but I go over my daughter's homework with her each night. I am having trouble helping her understand the concept of topics and main ideas. Would you please give me some advice on this? Thank you so much. I use you sight a lot. I especially like the grammar pages. Thanks again.
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Love your main idea burgers and treat!! So creative!
I am so excited to use Read Works with my class, I had never heard of this site before.
Thanks,
Beverly
http://www.msfeuerstack.blogspot.com
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Jamie
teachingtidbit.blogspot.com
I love using read works for a quick assessment…to see who needs remediation. We're starting time this next week – eeek! NOT one of my favorites :-/
Thank you for sharing Read Works! I checked it out today and love it! How did I not know about this site before?!? We're using your time unit right now too!
Marcy
Saddle Up For 2nd Grade
I am a first year 2nd grade teacher and I also need to fit all of ELA into about 90 minutes. How do you fit it all in? We are also using a new reading program that is aligned with Common Core and it has soooo much stuff that we are expected to get through.
Any advice??
I love Readworks too! The best is once you sign up as a member they email YOU with new passages they have coming out or one appropriate for the season! LOVE!
I love Read Works, too! Thanks for posting your plans!
I love this! I just finished Main Idea. When we come back to it I will definitely be making this book!
Kirsten
Mrs. Wilson's Class
Hi, I am a parent (not a teacher), but I go over my daughter's homework with her each night. I am having trouble helping her understand the concept of topics and main ideas. Would you please give me some advice on this? Thank you so much. I use you sight a lot. I especially like the grammar pages. Thanks again.