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Re: 4 blocks and literacy centers
Posted by me on 7/10/08
On 7/10/08, brad wrote:
> On 7/09/08, Melissa wrote:
>> I need some help. Our school district uses 4 blocks. I
>> do literacy centers in my classroom each day. We are
>> required to have 1 hr of centers and 30 mins of whole
>> group instruction for a total of 90 minutes uided
>> reading. We also need 20 mins SSR/30 min word block and
>> 45min-1hr of writing block. Our calendar and math block
>> is 90 mis and with specials(20 min) and lunch.recess
>> (45min) Im having a very difficult time scheduling.
>> I have 4 reading groups that I meet with everyday. I read
>> with 2 groups for 30 mins and a push in teacher reads with
>> 2 roups for 30 mins. While we ar emeeting the kids in the
>> other 2 groups do 2 center activities for 15 mins each.
>> (Sounds confusing but it works). My problem is not
>> knowing where to implement SSR and Word block. Does
>> anyone know of ways to implement it into the guided
>> reading block? Any suggestions??
>
>
> First, your school district does NOT do Four
> Blocks. If your district were doing Four Blocks, they would
> not be requiring an hour of centers. Centers are not a part
> of Four Blocks. Please do not continue to say your district
> is a Four Block district.
>
> Next, I would call your 30 minutes of "Shared Reading" the
> Guided Reading block and do it the Four Blocks Way. Then I
> would incorporate SSR into the "hour of centers" (although I
> wouldn't take the full hour. Is this a Reading First
> building? If that's the case, then you will not be able to
> do any Word Work in this 90-minute period of time. Post
> back and we'll provide further suggestions.
>
> brad
I can do that but the problem is with an hour of centers and 30
mins shared reading.. I have trouble fitting in a 30 min word
block. I usually incoporate work block and ssr into centers
but i would wish to do some whole group word work too. its not
a reading first building.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- 4 blocks and literacy centers, 7/09/08, by Melissa.
- Re: 4 blocks and literacy centers, 7/10/08, by brad.
- Re: 4 blocks and literacy centers, 7/10/08, by me.
- Re: 4 blocks and literacy centers, 7/11/08, by brad.
- Re: 4 blocks and literacy centers, 7/11/08, by me.
- Re: 4 blocks and literacy centers, 7/12/08, by sla.
- Re: 4 blocks and literacy centers, 7/13/08, by to me.
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