I am a day late- We spent yesterday finishing our Christmas shopping and also doing some grocery shopping. We got home late - it was a tiring day!
I found a great site that I have used in preparing my genre studies and other lessons. . I have adapted some lessons from each one for the grades that I had taught the genres to. For the upper grades I like to highlight a different genre each month with mini lessons and posters and displays. I also encourage students to write down the genre on their reading book list as they also have to do this for their teachers so why not keep track of ALL their reading.
One of the best sites for almost any subject area and grade level is READWRITETHINK . This site is amazing when you take some time to look at all it has to offer. There are classroom resources , lesson plans, interactive tasks , activities based on the month, and printouts available.
There are professional development links to a great many tips and hints, and articles on teaching the different topics. There are also parent and after school resources.
When you share this with your staff, they will treat like a rock start because they will LOVE it!
I found a great site that I have used in preparing my genre studies and other lessons. . I have adapted some lessons from each one for the grades that I had taught the genres to. For the upper grades I like to highlight a different genre each month with mini lessons and posters and displays. I also encourage students to write down the genre on their reading book list as they also have to do this for their teachers so why not keep track of ALL their reading.
One of the best sites for almost any subject area and grade level is READWRITETHINK . This site is amazing when you take some time to look at all it has to offer. There are classroom resources , lesson plans, interactive tasks , activities based on the month, and printouts available.
There are professional development links to a great many tips and hints, and articles on teaching the different topics. There are also parent and after school resources.
When you share this with your staff, they will treat like a rock start because they will LOVE it!
