tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post8975303526928089373..comments2023-10-23T09:42:31.015-04:00Comments on Sweet Rhyme - Pure Reason: Workshop Wednesday - Modified CAFE Menu and Conferring labels + A new Linky!Nick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196172452046126841noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-56588336137090930722013-07-10T08:12:00.713-04:002013-07-10T08:12:00.713-04:00Loving the Band-Aid lesson and will use your menu....Loving the Band-Aid lesson and will use your menu. Love that it's geared to the older grades...I teach fourth.<br /><br />LisaLisa @ Fluent in Fourthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05951068351683454834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-82072141162381344402013-07-03T18:23:52.274-04:002013-07-03T18:23:52.274-04:00So many great ideas. I love the bandaid lesson and...So many great ideas. I love the bandaid lesson and will be adding that to my beginning of the year plans for sure. I have struggled to fit in individual conferences, mini-lessons and guided lessons...still working on it, but I really appreciate all the info you shared with how it works in your class.<br />Elementary AMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972140936502799290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-73004747208847918182013-07-03T16:06:05.188-04:002013-07-03T16:06:05.188-04:00Hi Nick, I really enjoyed your post. The bandaid l...Hi Nick, I really enjoyed your post. The bandaid lesson is a great idea. <br />This new school year I will be taking on ELA and SS with my partner teacher. This is going to be year 3 for me as an educator and I'm looking for ways to really improve my reading instruction. I will definitely be looking into daily 5 and seeing how you modified the menu to help you. Have a good one!Mr. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377303524702338395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-32402282617488816552013-07-03T15:14:45.210-04:002013-07-03T15:14:45.210-04:00Wow! You had a lot to share with us. I really li...Wow! You had a lot to share with us. I really like the Band-Aid example. I think I will be using it next year. I need to read more about the way you run your reading. I'm trying to find something that works for me. Also, don't worry about the TpT store. I'm feeling the same way! Thanks for linking up.<br /><br />Jeanette<br /><i> <b> <a href="http://thirdgradegalore.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Third Grade Galore</a> </b> </i><br />Third Grade Galorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196336394192061683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-59264567774145846532013-07-03T15:02:46.868-04:002013-07-03T15:02:46.868-04:00Nick,
Thanks for linking up with us today.
The Ba...Nick,<br />Thanks for linking up with us today.<br /><br />The BandAid analogy is great. Teaching kids that fair and equal aren't the same is really tough. I talk with my kids about it all the time (and my own children). I have an advantage because I teach in small groups so most kids are getting a lot of attention anyway.<br /><br />I like your radio commercial cost. Very cool and I like the possibility of an extension being kids actually creating the commercial through audio or video.<br /><br />You're blogs looks good too. I don't think I had seen an updated version.<br /><br />thanks again,<br />matt<br /><i><b><a href="http://digitaldivideandconquer.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Digital: Divide & Conquer</a></b></i>Matt https://www.blogger.com/profile/08852979197112220942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-2194102283194150302013-07-03T12:32:52.578-04:002013-07-03T12:32:52.578-04:00Thanks! I'll take any suggestions you might ha...Thanks! I'll take any suggestions you might have! I use the menu to guide my reading groups all year long, so I actually need there to be more than three strategies in each column though. I used the original CAFE menu when I taught First and Second grade a few years ago, and I think I may tone my 5th grade menu down to closer to the verbage and complexity of the primary version!<br /><br />I hope you get good use out of the menu!Nick Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196172452046126841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-51425718335212616142013-07-03T12:29:27.071-04:002013-07-03T12:29:27.071-04:00Thanks so much!
I've done this with 25 5th gr...Thanks so much!<br /><br />I've done this with 25 5th graders. As far as my schedule, I have about an hour and a half total for reading and then an additional 30-40 minutes for my Writer's Workshop. During reading time I have 2 thirty minute blocks (this is when I pull kids for both one-on-ones and strategy groups...the kids are rotating between Read to Self and one of their other Daily 5 choices), as well as two 10ish minute whole group mini-lessons (often incorporating a mentor text.) I also devote about 10 minutes to a read aloud each day.Nick Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196172452046126841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-78338273120131254622013-07-03T11:41:10.487-04:002013-07-03T11:41:10.487-04:00I have never heard of the band-aid illustration, b...I have never heard of the band-aid illustration, but I LOVE it!<br /><br />I love your adaptation of the Daily 5/CAFE and have a couple of questions: What is your schedule like: how long do you spend on reading/writing each day? How many students do you typically have? I'm going to have 27 5th graders next year and am worried about how to rotate them all through centers (and where to put 27 10-year-olds!)<br /><br />~Jessica<br /><a href="http://lawlerjoyinthejourney.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Joy in the Journey</a>Jessica Lawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940470938873855305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-72887147611788833652013-07-03T11:36:33.903-04:002013-07-03T11:36:33.903-04:00Hey Nick,
I'm currently teaching Fourth, but I...Hey Nick,<br />I'm currently teaching Fourth, but I taught 3rd for ten years. I might be able to give you some suggestions for your CAFE menu (which I'm going to use next year, btw!). There's a lot on that menu for the third grade mind. You could pick three BIG topics from each column and stick with those. The language is a bit much for them as well. You could try in your comprehension section to do something like <br />*Reread your story<br />*Make Connections<br />*Visualize your piece<br /><br />HTH, GaryScrappyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270943979453869119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-22175094784583067202013-07-03T10:58:08.310-04:002013-07-03T10:58:08.310-04:00I love the Band-Aid lesson, too! I've never be...I love the Band-Aid lesson, too! I've never been quite sure how to explain to my kids why some groups meet more often or do different work, but that's a very simple way of explaining it. Even my kinder-kids can get it. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Amanda @<br /><a href="http://teacheratthewheel.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Teacher at the Wheel</a>Amanda D!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04897788267182685725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-39466383532044987342013-07-03T09:28:17.193-04:002013-07-03T09:28:17.193-04:00I love your band-aid lesson. I have heard of it be...I love your band-aid lesson. I have heard of it before, but had actually forgotten about it. I'm going to be stealing it for next year. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing how you run your Reading block. I love reading new tips and ideas from fellow teachers. Thank is one of my favorite parts of blogging. <br /><br /><a href="http://hunterteachingtales.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Hunter's Tales from Teaching</a>Bethany Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304642220863454586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-10600926388561375752013-07-03T08:50:38.642-04:002013-07-03T08:50:38.642-04:00I didn't really specify in my last comment tha...I didn't really specify in my last comment that most times the kids will bring their own good fit book to the strategy group and use it as part of the lesson. I may have one copy of a picture book that I use to model a strategy and then I might have them use their books to do the same for me. So, if we're discussing blending and chunking or rising action, climax, and/or denouement then I might use a book that I've already read as a read-aloud as my model (or a section of a fun, new book) and then have them outline the plot of their current or most recently finished good fit book.<br /><br />The biggest change for me for reading groups aside from how I group is that 4 years ago I found myself choosing books for my groups (mostly related to our SS or Science units) and then seeing every group every day and covering a book in detail throughout that week. Sometimes I got more caught up in whether I covered the CONTENT of the book and not the whole point of using the book, the SKILL. I still integrate Science and SS, but it isn't the focus at all. Nick Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196172452046126841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-15782290369260531112013-07-03T08:30:47.784-04:002013-07-03T08:30:47.784-04:00I am loving your Daily 5!! I have the same questio...I am loving your Daily 5!! I have the same question as Brandee- in your groups, do you use a common text? How do you teach the mini-lesson on that strategy? I do this a bit in my room, and just choose a text that EVERYONE in the group could read (meaning, my lowest of the group...) and it seems to be okay for everyone. Thanks so much for linking up! :o)<br />Jivey<br /><a href="http://ideasbyjivey.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ideas by jivey</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/ideasbyjivey" rel="nofollow">Follow me on Facebook!</a>jiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15917228307287914049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-83878207773231907432013-07-03T08:27:06.723-04:002013-07-03T08:27:06.723-04:00Thank so much!
I use common texts occasionally in...Thank so much!<br /><br />I use common texts occasionally in my strategy groups. We'll do a common passage for close reading for example. Or sometimes I will use a picture book as a mentor text with a small group because it is such a good example of the strategy/skill I'm teaching that group.<br /><br />And of course the whole-group mini-lesson will sometimes bleed into a strategy group and we'll all have the same book for a bit.<br /><br />But like you, all conferring is done using the kids' good fit personal choice books!Nick Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196172452046126841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564957199723345598.post-28556430125399024982013-07-03T08:08:56.823-04:002013-07-03T08:08:56.823-04:00I love what you are doing with your students. I h...I love what you are doing with your students. I have found that each teacher has to find their own niche and it appears you have. The funny thing is that our niches sound very similar. I'm curious, do you use any common text at all? I do approximately 45 minutes of independent reading and conferring time using the text selected by the child. But then I do 3 rotations of small groups and often use common texts during that time to cover SS information or a specific text that I feel is needed for whatever reason. In a nutshell, I'm wondering if text is totally student selected in your classroom. Great post!<br />~Brandee<br /><a href="http://creatinglllearners.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Creating Lifelong Learners</a>Brandee Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465982073964265054noreply@blogger.com