Sticky Notes With Second Graders

So I've been gradually introducing sticky notes to my second graders.  All my students are currently working on individual goals set by their interest and me guiding them to what I think they need to work on.

They are keeping track of their thinking and then sharing with me.  What have I seen as a result? Excellent retellings of their text!!!!

I am so excited because this is an area that they are expected to master by the end of second grade!!

Sticky away!!!

Reader's Workshop

Establishing routines within your reading workshop is just as important. My reading time is divided between specials/lunch.  I teach my mini-lesson within my chapter book and do guided practice with the chapter book and then I allow the students time to practice independently when they return from lunch.  This saves me time and gives the students purpose during their independent reading time.

Our current focus is visualization.  Not just drawing the picture, but also writing in a few sentences what they are seeing as we are reading.  We are reading Charlotte's Web.  Today's was about the warm manure pile...lots of great pics!! However, we are still working on getting the details in our writing and sketches. 

Read, read, read!