Happy
Thursday! It’s almost the holiday weekend and I am linking up with The Teaching Tribune, Second Grade Shenanigans and The Teacher's Desk 6 for
Throwback Thursday. I decided to link up with one of my oldest posts about how I made my Reader's Notebooks. These worked great in my 3rd grade classroom two years ago, but I didn't end up making them for my 2nd graders this past year. I totally regretted it because my kiddos struggled to keep their Reader's Notebooks organized without the tabs. I also plan to make something similar for Math Notebooks this year. I have updated my dividers and they are free, just click on the link below:
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I finally completed my Reader’s Notebooks today. I wanted to make tabs to separate the three sections, but I wasn’t sure how to make tabs that wouldn’t be destroyed by my students. After a lot of thought, I decided to use three colors of card stock to create “dividers.” After printing information on each sheet, I folded it in half and glued it on a sheet of paper in the composition book.
The first section is where the students will record notes about the books I read to the class during Reader’s Workshop. They will record the focus skill and any necessary anchor charts.
The second section is where the students will take notes on the books they read independently in class. There is also a spot where they can record the AR quiz score they earned.
The last and largest section (half the composition book) is where the students will complete their independent reading assignments and write letters to the teacher about the books they are reading. I have created writing prompts on address labels for each Common Core standard. The students will place the sticker in their notebooks and then write a response about the book they are reading.I can't wait to see how these work out in my classroom this year.
I like the way you used the cardstock to create the tabs. That way they could easily access the three sections. I need to rethink how I do things. I have used a binder for the past two years without tabs, but papers end up all over the place...which drives me nuts!
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Thanks Alison. It was a simple solution to the problem, and it worked. I've always been leery to use binders in my classroom because I thought papers would end up everywhere and my kiddos' little fingers would get pinched.
DeleteI love the dividers. I need to do this. Thanks for the great tip. Hope you have a Happy 4th
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I hope you find them useful too. Enjoy your holiday weekend too!
DeleteThis is such a good idea, simple and really easy to implement! LOVE it! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for linking up with Throwback Thursday!
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Thank you Angela! I just updated the dividers, so make sure to download them again.
DeleteI'm thinking about implementing a reader's notebook this year - thanks for the idea on how to divide the notebooks.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can use the dividers Liz. Make sure to download the newer version.
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