GIS Reading

Mrs. Parks’ Class Readers’ Theatre from Shea Moore on Vimeo.

 

Mrs. Day’s Class Readers’ Theatre from Shea Moore on Vimeo.

Mrs. Admire’s Class Readers’ Theatre from Shea Moore on Vimeo.
 

We have been practicing our fluency with some Readers’ Theatre scripts.  Check out these videos and let us know what you think!

What comes to your mind when you read this poem?  Use your five senses to describe the picture and feeling after reading it.

Tonight In The Tub

I Sit Up Straight

And Stretch Out My  Arms

Until   They   Feel   Their   Floating:

Fingers     Resting     Very     Still.

I Lean Back Slowly

Until My Long BlondeHair

Is  All  The  Way  Under  The  Water:

Water   Surrounding   My   Forehead

Water   Making   A   Liquid   Crown

Water   Covering   Into   My   Ears.

Water    The OneAndOnlyS o u n d.

~From Touch the Poem

To prepare for ISAT Testing next week, we have started Bootcamp here at GIS!  Share your test-taking tips with us.  What do you do to make sure that you are ready for a successful day?  Tell us about the Bootcamp Chant or one of the stretches that Mrs. Cox has shared over the announcements.

Have you seen pictures like these of the new “first children”?  What do you think life would be like living in the White House?  How would your life change?  What are some questions that you have about life in the White House?

Here is a great website to use on your own or with your family.  Click on this link:

http://reading.ecb.org/

Click on “Kids”.  Type your name above where it says “Get your Key”.  You will be given a log-in name so you can visit the site again and your work will be saved.

Click and drag one of the tools to the book and start the fun!

Comment about the activities.  Which is your favorite?

Check out these video clips that actually show what happens in your brain when you make connections and learn new things!  Watch with your family members and ask if they have ever seen anything like this before.

How your brain makes connections (with narration)

How your brain makes connections (without narration)

What do you think about these video clips?  What do these videos tell us about how we learn?

Mrs. Cox needs more blog comments to read on the morning announcements!  She is looking for some thoughtful responses to this post…

Think about something you have read recently.  What connections did you make to the text?  What did it remind you of (something you have already learned, another book you have read, something you have done in the past, etc.)?  Make sure to include how this connection helped you understand the text. 

It’s family time!  Gather your family together to respond to this post.  Find a photograph that is special to your family.  Write a quick summary of what the picture is about.  Be sure to include who is in the picture, the setting, and the major events.

A booktalk is a brief summary of a book.  Tell us about a great book that you have read recently.  Don’t forget to get us interested in your book by telling what is important about the characters, setting and the problem.  Be careful not to tell us too much, though – don’t give away the solution or the ending!

What is your favorite movie or TV show?  Tell us a quick summary.  Remember, when we summarize, we include the characters, setting, problem, solution, ending, and theme.