During, last week I was able to take part in another small guided reading. The book I covered with my small group was about colonial schoolteachers. While I covered the book, I created a t-chart on the Smartboard for the students to help me fill in. The t-chart was used to sort between then and now or past and present. The students did a pretty good job of following along when we read together. However, I did have a couple students I had to redirect to focus. Once we finished the book and the t-chart, the entire class met on the rug to share what they had learned. Each guided reading group had a different book that was about the colonial period.
This week, I look forward to the last three days I have with the students. I am excited to give the students their owl bookmarks Kyle and I are making! I also look forward to reading the students one of my favorite books The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. The book is about a box of crayon who write letters to their owner about how they are over worked or under worked. I would suggest reading it if you haven't. I'm sure you'd get a kick out of it like me.
I really like the idea of having T charts and using the smart board when you are doing guided reading groups. I think its important to have a visual of what the students are learning while they are learning it. Students could easily look while they were reading and get the main idea or topic if they got lost or confused.
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