Reading Detective Notebooks

When planning with my teacher's for our upcoming Reading Units, I noticed a similarity and common ideas between 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. I love how each grade builds upon the previous one. We started thinking and brainstorming how we could be aligned. We are all going to be some type of detective to dig deep for clues in the texts we are reading to strengthen comprehension and thinking beyond the text. 2nd grade is more broad and will be Reading Detectives, and 3rd and 4th grade will be focusing on tracking their characters. A theme never hurts to build excitement in our students! :)

I created some Reader's Notebooks to go along with the lessons and skills the teacher's will be teaching. Teachers will create an anchor chart during their mini lesson that will correlate to the graphic organizer in the Reader's Notebook. You can print 2 slides to a page and cut the notebooks in half, upload the slides in to Schoology for a digital notebook, use Peardeck for collaboration as a class, the possibilities are endless.

Click here for the: 2nd grade notebook, 3rd grade notebook, and 4th grade notebook. Grab your magnifying glasses, put on your detective gear, and lay out the paw prints to track! Let's get excited to UNCOVER clues about the text we are reading and really comprehend what we are reading!

Dot Day Activities

Did you know International Dot Day is this Wednesday, Sept. 15th? 

The Dot is written by Perter H. Reynolds.

International Dot Day is celebrated by adults and children for boosting courage so that their creative potential is released. It is a great day to connect and collaborate, and also to celebrate self-expression.

I created and complied a Slide Deck with a read aloud, some quotes, a song, and some activities I found to go along with Dot Day and inspire creativity.

Click here to grab a copy.

How will you celebrate Dot Day with your students?

Be Brave, Be Bold, BeYOUtiful!