Being a beginning teacher I am on a huge learning curve - especially with the introduction of 1:1 iPads and the use of Explain Everything. After using generic whole class templates for one week I have found that the learning that specific groups need to receive in guided reading sessions is not going to be followed up appropriately. It is necessary for each book and group to have a project that is specific to the learning that they are doing that week. Rather than change the projects given to the students I will need to change the routine so that I am seeing two groups a day rather than all four/five and work on a continued rotation.
I have also been trying to develop the tasks that the students will be able to cover over one lesson. It is sometimes hard to gauge how long a particular task will take some students. This will hopefully become more clear in the coming weeks.
The following is an example that I have created for the book In the Days of the Dinosaurs: Zala Runs for Her Life. The agree/disagree template is easily copied into a new project and will be a slide that I can re-use throughout the year. I'm always on the hunt for time saving ideas that still push the students.
Wow! We have ten year olds thinking about this. Well done for scaffolding Year 2 and 3 students to think deeply about the author's message in a text.
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