Howdy friends! Last week we went to the moon & back! 🙂 Another close read down! Each week when I announce what the following close read will be there is a ROAR! The kids are truly in love with their close read…they see fun, excitement, and the unknown. I see learning, comprehension, and a love of learning!
We changed it up a little this week with our book choice. I really struggled with finding the perfect book to study the moon. The books were too easy or too difficult. I finally settled on this reader! It’s from our “old” reading series, Making Meaning. The book is still in print, click below to view the listing!
On Mondays we also address the week’s essential question! The goal is that by the end of the week every student will be able to state the question and answer! However, they usually know both a lot sooner!
For this close read we focused on it in writing as well {see more below}. So, we made several charts to help us gather our thoughts!
Sweet Kristen Smith has this great hands-on activity for craters in her Moon Packet! {see below}
Much Love,
I love seeing all your examples of close reads. They are something I'm learning about to incorporate in my room next year.
And on a totally different topic- I LOVE the clips with the kids names and pictures. How'd you make them?
Courtney,
I printed them on cardstock, laminated, and hot glued them to a spray painted clothes pin. I also hot glued a tack to the back of the clothes pin! 🙂
Tara
What a great post! Love all the information and thank you for the freebie!
Rowdy in First Grade
Love it!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue Skies