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Kathleen - Tonight's session is on the topic of "Glyphs" with host Cindee. Tonight's session is sponsored by Rio Grande Book Co...offering free shipping and 10% discount on 4 or more items purchased online! Order your catalog at http://teachers.net/vendors/profiles/rgbc/
Kathleen - Cindee is your host tonight. Cindee, what grade do you teach and how long have you used glyphs?
Cindee - I'm a Reading Specialist in a K-5 school. I work with all grade levels. I've been using glyphs for about 3 years, now.
Cindee - I'm in Virginia and will be presenting this same topic at the Virginia State Reading Conference in Roanoke VA this spring
Cindee - VSRA is Virginia's organization of IRA
Kathleen - Cindee, have you presented at Conference on this in the past?
Cindee - No, I've never presented glyphs before tonight
Cindee - I have presented in the past on a quilt unit and traveling bears
Kathleen - Cindee, I know that you prepared an introduction to glyphs, go right ahead :-)
Cindee - I want to start by describing what a glyph is and then describing actually doing one
Cindee - A glyph is short for heiroglyphics
Cindee - It is a picture that coveys information.
Cindee - Tonight, I'm going to describe a pumpkin glyph ( and I apologize to anyone who does not celebrate Halloween)
Cindee - Start with the body~the shape is oval...however, how you turn the body depends on your age. If your age is an even number you have a tall skinny body
Cindee - If you're age is an odd number you have a short fat body
Cindee - I give the students a sheet of orange paper and they cut it out
Cindee - Next we add the eyes. The shape of the eyes depends on your plans for Halloween
Cindee - Triange=I will go trick or treating
Cindee - circle=I will go to a party
Cindee - square=I will stay home
Cindee - After the students have drawn their eyes they draw their nose.
Cindee - Trapezoid=my costume is scary
Cindee - Diamond=my cosutme is funny
Cindee - hexagon=my costume is a tv/movie/book/character
Cindee - square=my costurme hasn't been decided yet
Cindee - Next is the stem. I give them a piece of brown paper and have them cut out a stem
Cindee - They turn it to the right if their costume has a mask and turn it to the left if it does not have a mask
Cindee - The mouth comes next! It they "like" Halloween they draw a smile. If they "love" Halloween they draw a toothy smile. If they don't like Halloween they draw a frown!
Cindee - And finally the leaves. One leaf = favorite treat is chocolate, 2 leaves= favorite treat is a lollipop, and 3 leaves = fave treat is bubble gum!
Cindee - I know that's a lot of info. Any questions so far?
toops - cute idea!
Kathleen - [this looks like fun for a family project at home for kindergartners]
toops - It sounds like wonderful listening activity for first graders
Mel - Actually toops I actually do it with my firstgraders .They love them and can interpret with help
Cindee - I did it with first graders last year every month and they loved it!
Cindee - This is from a Scholastic Book called SUPER GRAPHS, VENNS, & GLYPHS by Honi Bamberger
Mary K&1 - Is there a set of rules about making Glyphs, or can you make up any that you please in any way that you wish?
Cindee - You can make up anything! That's the neat part about it!
Cindee - If your have access to the magazine Teacher's Helper...the Sept./Oct issue had an owl glyph that I did today with 2nd graders. Great LISTENING activity!
Chris/MD - How does it tie in with writing?
Cindee - Chris, after the glyph is finished I have the students write a summary paragraph describing their glyph.
Cindee - For example: My name is Cindee. My age is an odd number. My costume is a book character. My costume does not have a mask...
Cindee - For the first graders last year I created the sentences with missing words and they had to fill in the word
Cindee - My age is an _____ number . I had the words even and odd on sentence strips.
Cindee - For older students you can collect the glyphs then pass them back out so that they get someone elses glyph. Have them write the paragraph about that person
Chris/MD - That sounds like something I can use.
Sandy - What are some activities you can do after the glyph is created?
Cindee - Another activity is to use a Venn Diagram to make comparisions. Example even number ages and favorite Halloween treat
Cindee - They can actually place their glyphs on a VennDiagram drawn on the chalk board
Cindee - You can also display the glyphs then ask questions such as How many students have odd ages? How do you know?
Cindee - How many have a scary costume?
Cindee - Tally the number of students who will go trick or treating, go to a party or stay home
toops - How did you do the owl glyph Cindee?
Cindee - The owl glyph is precious, but hard to explain
Cindee - some one described it on the primary chat boardSandy - What are some glyph ideas that any of you have done with your classes?Posted by S.J. on 9/30/98The Sept./Oct. issue of mailbox had a glyph using an
owl--coloring various parts of the owl denoted preferences.
A pattern for each part of the owl was included, but you
could have students create their own owl.
Body: color brown if you prefer warm weather
color white if you prefer cool weather
Wings: color brown and white if you prefer reading over math
color brown and black if you prefer math over reading
Facial Discs: color white if you like cartoons
color black if you do not like cartoons
Eyes: Color yellow if you have a sister.
Color blue if you have a brother.
Color green if you have a brother and sister.
Beak: Color red if you like to sing.
Color yellow if you like to draw.
Colr orange if you like to sing and draw.
Ear Tufts: Color black if you have a pet
Colr white if you do not have a pet.
Feet: Color orage if you prefer pizza over tacos.
Color red if you prefer tacos over pizzaGood Glyphing!!!!
S.J.
Cindee - The glyphs I have done include a face, the pumpkin, a turkey, a reindeer, a snowman, a valentine person, a leprechaun, an umbrella, and an owl
ShelleyC - I have the Scholastic book and did the pumpking glyph today. Are there any other books anyone has found?
Mel - I'm having my student teacher make one up for Thanksgiving
Cindee - Mel, suggest a turkey!
Mel - Good idea Cindee!
Cindee - I have another called GLYPHS by Good Apple. They're not as "fancy" and the Scholastic books
Mary K&1 - Cindee, can you think of a really simple glyph that could be done with Kinder Kids? One with only 2 or three parts?
Cindee - Mary, an apple: red, yellow, and green could be the color choices
Cindee - Mary, you could then add a worm or no worm for something else
Cindee - Then the number of leaves could mean something else
Cindee - Mary, you can give them a pattern and have them trace and cut out. Kinders need lots of practice with these skills
Mary K&1 - Cindee, that sounds doable, Thanks :)
Kathleen - Chris suggests this book (I couldn't find it at Amazon): - Here is another book on Glyphs! Data Communication for Primary Mathematicians by Susan R. O'Connell, Good Apple 1-56417-663-0
Sandy - What were some of the categories for your umbrella glyph?
Cindee - Sandy, the shape of the umbrella the handle, and umbrella design were the three that I remember
Chris/MD - You come up with a basic shape and decide what you want to find out. You then set up your choices and have the kids respond. This can then be used for writing, comparisons and venns. Is this the idea?
Cindee - Chris, yes, that's really the jest of a glyph. You could do anything
Sandy - There are glyph activities on the Maryland School Performance Assessments, which are mandatory state tests given to 3rd, 5th, 8th, & 11th graders. The children have to interpret a glyph and its key and respond to given questions.
Cindee - Sandy, that's one of VA's big pushes in their standard of learning, too. Interpreting graphs of all kinds
Cindee - That's why I suggested the graph talk topics. You can also create an assessment on paper
Cindee - Display the glyphs and have a written assessment "How many students like Halloween?" How do you know this?
ShelleyC - Thanks for the additional book ideas. I love this activity for my 2nd graders!
Cindee - Shelly, it's really great for all ages
Kathleen - It's an intersting topice...the concept of graphic organizers is a worthwhile one to share
Sandy - Thanks for the pumpking glyph idea, Cindee. I can't wait to try it. Thanks, also, for the post-glyph activity suggestions. I'll put them to good use.
Cindee - I'm going to post an on going chat on the primary chat board.
Cindee - If you have any questions, post them there and I'll try to answer them
