Term Four - No Chore

My idea is about organising those Christmas reads ahead of time. 

Search your school library, town library and your own books and pick out your top picks to read. 

Then place them in a special place in the room on the 1st of December. 

I put them in a large Christmas sack - that way they can't be seen and there is a little mystery about them. 

Choose one or two students each afternoon to pick out a read for the next day. 

Depending on the age of your students you may get them to read the text and devise questions to ask the grade. 

The discussion after each text could be based on ...

Text to Self - what memories do you have that are triggered by this text? 

What does this book remind you of?

Text to Text - what other books does this remind you of?

Text to World - What is/has happened in our world that sounds like the characters - setting - plot on this book? 

Keep the discussion and answers oral and lots of fun - as Christmas should be! Let the kids take control of the questions!

Here are my Christmas picks from last year that I read to my grade. 

I am about to hit the book shop to see what is new this year!

Check out what other ideas we have for you by checking out the other blogs that have linked up below. 

An InLinkz Link-up

A holiday break

Christmas Day has been and gone and New Year's Eve is approaching. I will be on holidays with extended family until the 8th January. I would like to wish everyone a very safe New Year and I will be back blogging soon.

I am looking forward to seeing family, enjoying sun, seafood and bubbles! Here's to a great 2013!

Last hurrah....

The end of 2012 for the school year is here. Today was a day for celebration, saying goodbyes and handing over our files. We did a version of speed dating with our files and met with the teachers of our current students for next year. We had the opportunity to discuss each child one by one and share evidence, where to next and likes/dislikes. This was an amazing handover process and will enable each new teacher to already be familiar with their grade.
Have a great break everyone and keep an eye on what I am working on for next year. Units on New Year, Australia Day, Start of the School Year, My Family and more.....

Almost there

We have one more day with our current grade before we say goodbye and pass them on to another teacher to work with, care for, challenge, extend and enjoy! Our job is a joy, but this time of the year is tinged with joy and sadness. We are joyful that we have travelled together and made a mark, made an impact, made an impression. We are sad about saying goodbye, sad about not being the one to make an impact anymore. But you know what-  I will always be their first Prep teacher and what an honour that has been.
Thanks to Claire, our 44 students and their parents this has been amazing 2012!