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Two other events of the week were the much anticipated "Book Tasting" and Character Day. I, myself, dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood. There was a method ehind that madness. You see, many of us know the traditional story but have you read Lon Po Po or Really, Red Riding Hood was Rotten, or Petite Rouge. All are fabulous rewrites of the original text. We were able to focus on our literacy objectives and compare and contrast these stories---Critical thinking and great fun!! Character DayOn Book Character, many students took the opportunity to dress up as different book characters. As a class, we talked and learned about character traits and using evidence from the text to confirm those character traits. One fun activity that we did was a Character Traits Scoot activity. In this activity, the students get to scoot, or move, around the classroom. They read different task cards posted around the room and complete them. This particular activity was completed with a partner and also differentiated into 2 levels. Some students were given the level by me. Some students were given choice. Both options were given based on my assessment of student progress. Book TastingThe book tasting was a new literacy activity for all of us 3rd grade teachers. We wanted to give students the opportunity to experience or reading and exploring different types of text--- text that perhaps they had never ventured to attempt to read before. Each student was given a placement which served as a recording sheet that students could fill out after they have browsed through a text, read parts of the text, and discussed the text with their neighbor. We hoped, in doing this, that students would use their comprehension strategies as well as text features.In the end, we wanted students to be excited about checking out books they had never had experience with before and reading them. In a grade that is pretty heavy with standardized testing, we don’t want children to lose their LOVE of reading. Thanks to the parents who donated vases and flowers and trays. All of these items were used to help the classroom look like a little cafe. The atmosphere in of itself drew the children in and immediately had them engaged. My favorite bonus of the day? Thanks to technology, I was able to add the experience of reading by the fire with the good ‘ole You Tube Yule log projected on the Promethean Board. LOVED it!! Visiting StorytellerOur final bonus for the week was the visiting storyteller. All of third grade gathered in the library for this fun and engaging experience.
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