Showing posts with label read to someone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label read to someone. Show all posts
Friday, October 22, 2021
Get Into Character Traits and Introducing the NEW Bubbleheads!
Have you started reading novels yet this year? Independent Reading? I am sure you have at this point in the year so I am putting up a list of books to help teach character traits, as well as my FREE writing Character Trait Prompts! I am also SUPER excited to debut my new Bubbleheads to get students engaged and excited about characters in their books! I would love to hear what books you would like to use these with, so leave a comment below or email me at hilary35t@gmail.com.
Here are some picture books I love that pair well with teaching character traits. These are a great introduction and would pair well with the Character Trait Dictionary below! Kids LOVE picture books at any age and it's a great way to teach skills to the whole class.
My NEW Bubbleheads! Students write character traits and design their own head to go with the character in the story. And, the great thing is, this activity can be used with any Henry and Mudge book! Sweet! I am working on other books and characters so stay tuned! They come with a mini dictionary of character traits and pages to write supporting text.
See a preview below!
Preview of the NEW Bubbleheads!
(Can also go with Escape Room HERE or watch a preview below)
A preview of the Character Traits Back to School Escape Room!
Here is a Character Trait Dictionary to explore!
Check out this FREE Character Traits Organizer to use with ANY Book!
Let me know your favorite book for teaching character traits! Want to see more Bubbleheads?! Leave a comment below and tell me what character or book you want to see more of!
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Look How Accountable My Kids are During Buddy Reading
Now that I've given it a go, I thought I would answer some comments I received in my previous post. So, here's what I've found out . . . so far!
1. Elizabeth asked about how long it takes the kids to write responses.
The kids haven't had any trouble writing the responses, at least yet, and I think that is because of a couple things. One reason might be because they are writing on a post-it and there isn't a lot of room to write. Also, they have a buddy working with them and my kids have been great at helping each other with the responses. At the end of the round, I have the buddies share their responses on the microphone. (They LOVE to share and it seems like they always do a better job when they know they are going to share.) I then have the kids staple the post-its together and put them in my note basket so I can take a peek at them later. (Just between you and me, they are never going to see those post-its again!)2. Mrs. McElhinney asked if I have a list of books for various reading levels.
I searched all over the internet looking for lists of books that address reading strategies and found a ton of great lists. Then, I picked out the picture books I already had in my book baskets to use in the buddy bags. Even though the books aren't ability leveled, they are working out great and the buddies are helping each other out when one of them gets stuck!
Have a great day at your party if you aren't snowed in! I'll be thinking of you on your crazy day! Hope you'll be thinking of me!
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