STAMINA!

 

Third and Fourth graders have been practicing how to use stamina while reading. We use stamina to read, write and practice math. Stamina is doing anything for a long period of time without getting tired or giving up! Our motivational piece has been our tracking how many minutes we can independently read. We started off our chart at six minutes. Today our goal was ten.

::drum roll please::

Today on this magnificent Monday, we reached 28 Minutes! This surpasses our goal of 10 minutes. We are very excited to continue our reading! 

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"You've got a friend in me"

Along with practicing our independent reading, we have also been practicing our buddy reading. During this time, students are placed with a buddy and are asked to read and have a discussion about the books (or parts of books) in which they had read. Students were given prompt cards to help assist in their book discussion. The students really look forward to this time of day because they are excited to share with a friend what they are learning or reading about.