To Emilys Discussions post
Emily, this is exactly how I feel! My kindergarteners have
never seen a discussion and I am nervous to be the first to introduce it to
them. I think breaking them up into small groups to practice before is a great
idea, it just depends on how much time you have and how long the students are
able to stay focused on this on task. I'm worried that even with this practice
our discussions might completely fail, so I think we should keep each other
updated while working through this lesson. We could both help each other a lot.
To Erikas literacty definition post
I love your library idea, I am also hoping to have a wonderful collection of books in my classroom. And I think giving them a cozy space to use these books or other literacy activities is a great way to help them as they continue to learn. I totally understand your dislike of the Morning Message, I feel like a lot of the work my students do is just copied from the teacher and then struggle when they have to come up with something on their own. How do you help them in your classroom? I try my hardest to help them along without directly giving them the answer, but that is what they are used to. I am so sad they think reading is a chore :(
How did your discussion end up going? My students were definitely confused on how to have a true "discussion" as they were used to only recitation type things. While I tried to encourage them to build off of each others ideas, they had trouble responding to their classmates and wanted to talk instead to me. Did you seem to have this same problem? How did you get your students to stay focused on the discussion element? Just curious to see if you have any tips or suggestions for future use! I definitely think this is something that needs to be taught before you can bring it into a lesson.
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