2/17/10
We read aloud through page 11. This gave us the opportunity to practice fluency, or reading aloud like one talks. Good fluency is linked to good comprehension.
Vocabulary:
awful p 6
allergic p 7
which p. 11
Assignment for next time:
Reread whole book aloud to an adult. Practice fluency.
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them!
2/18/10
We read aloud through page 24. This gave us the opportunity to practice fluency, or reading aloud like one talks. Good fluency is linked to good comprehension.
Vocabulary and Words to Review:
mattress p. 19
Sylvia p. 21
thought p 21
purpose p. 21
since p 24
baseball p 24
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to an adult.
2. Pick 5 pages. Reread. Have an adult cover up the pages one at a time. Retell what happened on each individual page.
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them! 2/25/10
We reread aloud through page 24-31. This has been a really hard section of the book for the students. We have reread it several times, but they are still struggling with some of the words. Please review the words below with to help with fluency and comprehension. We really need to get these words under our belt!
We went over the rest of the book and talked about the conclusin.
Vocabulary and Words to Review:
didn't p. 25 (it's being confused with don't)
adds p. 25 (students are having a hard time understanding this means someone is speaking)
insisted p 27
entire p. 27
Murray p 27
surprised p 29
fife, bugle p31
sections p31
particular p 31
usually p32
she'd p 33
worst p 34
you'd p35
Concepts to Review
using italics and showing emphasis (p 35)
pausing at punctuation marks
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to an adult.
2. Pick 5 pages. Reread. Have an adult cover up the pages one at a time. Retell what happened on each individual page.
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them! 3/1/10
We reread almost the whole book aloud. Students are doing much better on words, though they are still struggling on a few. We discovered that the little picture at the bottom of the pages makes a moving cartoon. We discussed a final project for the book. Students are really excited to try something on Glogster.com.
Vocabulary and Words to Review:
borrow p. 10
interrupted p 13
disappeared p. 20
insisted p. 27
Concepts to Review:
contractions- students are having difficulty with words like you'd, I'd, she's
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to someone
2. Retelling- cover up 5 pages and retell what happens on those pages
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them!
3/3/10
Today we met to make a summary of the book. The students will use the summary to insert into a "poster" on Glogster.com as their final project for the book. This is the summary we came up with as a group:
First, Harry realizes he has lost his library card and it's not the first time he has lost one.
Next, he remembers the first time he lost his card when his dog Girl (who lives with his aunt because his dad is allergic) ate it. The second time was when his dad washed it in the washer and dried it in the drier.
Then, Harry remembers that he put his third card somewhere safe but he can't remember where that is.
After that, Harry finds out when they were kids, his mom was organized but his dad was always losing things, even himself. So Harry thinks it won't be so bad to tell his dad he lost a third library card.
Then, Harry tells Mrs. Katz, the librarian, that he lost another card. She gives him a new one but the plan is to keep the card at her desk so he won't lose it again.
Lastly, they end up finding the card in his Aunt Rose's piano bench.
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to someone.
2. Practice retelling the whole book aloud (with all the details) aloud to someone.
Questions or comments, write them below:
3/4/10
Today the kids practiced their summary of the book aloud, then recorded it into the iPod. We will throu this recording into the Glog poster we are going to to about the book as the final project.
Please continue to reread the text and practice retelling it aloud.
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2/17/10
We read aloud through page 11. This gave us the opportunity to practice fluency, or reading aloud like one talks. Good fluency is linked to good comprehension.
Vocabulary:
awful p 6
allergic p 7
which p. 11
Assignment for next time:
Reread whole book aloud to an adult. Practice fluency.
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them!
2/18/10
We read aloud through page 24. This gave us the opportunity to practice fluency, or reading aloud like one talks. Good fluency is linked to good comprehension.
Vocabulary and Words to Review:
mattress p. 19
Sylvia p. 21
thought p 21
purpose p. 21
since p 24
baseball p 24
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to an adult.
2. Pick 5 pages. Reread. Have an adult cover up the pages one at a time. Retell what happened on each individual page.
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them!
2/25/10
We reread aloud through page 24-31. This has been a really hard section of the book for the students. We have reread it several times, but they are still struggling with some of the words. Please review the words below with to help with fluency and comprehension. We really need to get these words under our belt!
We went over the rest of the book and talked about the conclusin.
Vocabulary and Words to Review:
didn't p. 25 (it's being confused with don't)
adds p. 25 (students are having a hard time understanding this means someone is speaking)
insisted p 27
entire p. 27
Murray p 27
surprised p 29
fife, bugle p31
sections p31
particular p 31
usually p32
she'd p 33
worst p 34
you'd p35
Concepts to Review
using italics and showing emphasis (p 35)
pausing at punctuation marks
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to an adult.
2. Pick 5 pages. Reread. Have an adult cover up the pages one at a time. Retell what happened on each individual page.
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them!
3/1/10
We reread almost the whole book aloud. Students are doing much better on words, though they are still struggling on a few. We discovered that the little picture at the bottom of the pages makes a moving cartoon. We discussed a final project for the book. Students are really excited to try something on Glogster.com.
Vocabulary and Words to Review:
borrow p. 10
interrupted p 13
disappeared p. 20
insisted p. 27
Concepts to Review:
contractions- students are having difficulty with words like you'd, I'd, she's
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to someone
2. Retelling- cover up 5 pages and retell what happens on those pages
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the space below to write about them!
3/3/10
Today we met to make a summary of the book. The students will use the summary to insert into a "poster" on Glogster.com as their final project for the book. This is the summary we came up with as a group:
First, Harry realizes he has lost his library card and it's not the first time he has lost one.
Next, he remembers the first time he lost his card when his dog Girl (who lives with his aunt because his dad is allergic) ate it. The second time was when his dad washed it in the washer and dried it in the drier.
Then, Harry remembers that he put his third card somewhere safe but he can't remember where that is.
After that, Harry finds out when they were kids, his mom was organized but his dad was always losing things, even himself. So Harry thinks it won't be so bad to tell his dad he lost a third library card.
Then, Harry tells Mrs. Katz, the librarian, that he lost another card. She gives him a new one but the plan is to keep the card at her desk so he won't lose it again.
Lastly, they end up finding the card in his Aunt Rose's piano bench.
Assignment for next time:
1. Reread whole book aloud to someone.
2. Practice retelling the whole book aloud (with all the details) aloud to someone.
Questions or comments, write them below:
3/4/10
Today the kids practiced their summary of the book aloud, then recorded it into the iPod. We will throu this recording into the Glog poster we are going to to about the book as the final project.
Please continue to reread the text and practice retelling it aloud.