Most of my teaching career has been spent in third grade. I thought I’d never leave. However, I love a challenge and tend to get board easily so when a fifth grade opportunity came my way a few years ago I decided to go for it.
So glad I did. Love the 5th grade mentality and independence. One thing I thought I
would have to give up was reading
Because of Winn Dixie as a Read-A-Loud.
I thought the kids wouldn't get into it.
Boy was I wrong.
would have to give up was reading
Because of Winn Dixie as a Read-A-Loud.
I thought the kids wouldn't get into it.
Boy was I wrong.
In a year when I had a group of 5th graders that needed lessons on friendship (naughty group), I dusted off my class set and went for it. To my surprise the novel lends itself even better
to upper elementary. I found there was so much more I could do with the class
relating to themes and characterization.
I beefed up my Winn Dixie
Student Engagement Journal and Activity Unit
by adding more textual/inferential questioning with an emphasis on citing passages or quotes that relate to major themes.
to upper elementary. I found there was so much more I could do with the class
relating to themes and characterization.
I beefed up my Winn Dixie
Student Engagement Journal and Activity Unit
by adding more textual/inferential questioning with an emphasis on citing passages or quotes that relate to major themes.
As a pre-activity, students created a bubble map about their best friend. The friend’s name goes in the middle, then adjectives that describe the friend, followed by examples.
They looked something like this:
They looked something like this:
Although I generally do not like to show the movie version of a novel read in class, this segment of Opal and Otis in the pet shop, with Dave Matthews singing Butterfly,
is simply gorgeous.
is simply gorgeous.
I'm embarrassed to admit I've never read this book! I'm too busy reading all of your other great suggestions!
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