Thank you for the ideas. I am so burned out with the sacred 90
and the push tfor all kids to meet benchmark that I am not able to
come up with "creative" ways for kids to learn. Thank you

On 3/06/09, paulaj wrote:
> In our district, the 90 minute block is called the "sacred
> 90." I hate that. nevertheless, here are some more ideas
> aside fom whole group sit and learn:
>
> 1. Teacher holds two sight words (or letters) and asks
> students to point to the one that is "the".
>
> 2. Stand Up/Sit down: When students know the answer to a
> question, they stand up. Or "If you know how to read this,
> stand up."
>
> 3. Shared language writing, especially about a book.
>
> 4. Change it: If students are learning to read words, write
> the beginning of a simple sentence like "I see the ..." Let
> students write or draw a picture on a sticky note, and then the
> entire class reads the sentence.
>
> 5. White boards or clip boards: Students "help" teacher by
> copying letters or spelling words.
>
> 6. Chalkboard race: Students sit in three or four rows.
> Teacher says a sound; students stand up and race to the board
> to write the correct letter.
>
> Meanwhile, do your read-aloud in one part of the room. Return
> to tables for guided practice on words, sounds, etc. Skip
> around the room while singing the ABC song, or chanting a rule
> about reading words.
>
> Good luck!

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