I've been so excited to get this post together for y'all!  First off, I will be completely honest and say that before this year if someone would have asked me what close reading was I would have said something like, "uhh?? hmm?  well..."  Luckily I am beyond blessed to work in a … [Read more...]

Hey friends!  I told you before that we are just starting to venture into the close read "realm."  This was our fourth close read this year.  We had previously done Pumpkin Town by Katie McKy, The Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant, Reindeer {A Day in the Life} by Katie Marsico, and now Penguins by Anne … [Read more...]

It's beginning to look a whole lot like Christmas!  Well, it doesn't quite feel like Christmas yet, but it does feel like it here in Missouri...burrrr!  Anyway, we have been working more on doing close reads during our shared read aloud time.  We usually follow Journeys.  However, we have realized … [Read more...]