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Games Novels Reading activitiesOctober 22, 2015

The Event is Right

Apparently I am on a reading game kick. Like I said a few days ago, I’ve been reading La hija del Sastre by Carrie Toth and Carol Gaab. I am in love with this novel. (I am also in love with La Calaca Alegre…maybe I am just in love with anything that Carrie Toth writes!) THIS…

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25 reading activities: some that STOP the reading process, others that SLOW the reading process, and others that let you GO and keep reading! Great for language classes.
Reading activitiesSeptember 16, 2015October 4, 2019

Traffic Light Activities to keep the reading process novel

When I wrote the Teacher’s Guide for Brandon Brown versus Yucatán, I included a unique during-reading activity for each chapter. I did this because when you are reading a book in one fell swoop and using it as the basis for your class activities for a chunk of several weeks (or longer), you have to…

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When students annotate a text while reading, it focuses their attention on meaning and personal connection. Train your Spanish students to use these symbols!
Common Core Critical Thinking Reading activitiesApril 21, 2015October 4, 2019

Close reading annotations

In a Title 1 school on a Level 5 plan for improvement in the heat of Common Core adoption, the standards were a big part of our daily conversation. While I oppose the adoption of the CCSS, I do not deny that in and of themselves, the individual standards are worthy goals to work toward.…

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Reading activitiesFebruary 24, 2015September 16, 2015

Sound Effects AUDITION for Read-Alouds

Katie Sevilla just sent me an email describing an awesome twist that she made to the Sound Effects Read-Aloud activity that I described in this post. Before beginning Chapter 1 of Esperanza, she had her students audition to be the student that provided each of the sound effects during the reading! I love this idea so much! She…

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Activities for Stories ReadingsOctober 5, 2013September 16, 2015

Sound Effects Read-aloud

My weekend project is tidying up a document in which I list, categorize, and link all of the story activities that I’ve done/do. This means that I need to make sure that I have a specific post for each of them! You may have read about this in my lesson plan overviews for Houdini or…

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Common Core Reading activitiesApril 17, 2013April 8, 2019

Grab and Go during reading activity

Grab and Go is a during reading activity. Students are seated in small groups and interact with their group members on paper as they read independently. Students write questions for their group members and answer the questions written by their group members.

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