The Treasure
Find a used book store and play there!
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Showing posts with label cotton seeds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cotton seeds. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Cotton Seed #13
The Reading Scene
Are there awesome spots in your home to read? Make one! Or make another one!
Set a scene with good lighting and comfortable seating. Pick a basket or a crate and fill it. Filler items include, but are not limited to: highlighters, book marks, magazines, a newspaper, a dictionary / thesaurus, sticky notes, snacks, H2O...
Be c r e a t i v e!
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Cotton Seed #7
Play Read
Pick a play, assign parts and perform!
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Cotton Seed #12
Stop, Drop & Read Read
thatisall
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Cotton Seed #11
Cover to Cover or the Jacket Read
Grab a stack of books. Read their covers- the titles, the authors, the bios, the book summaries, the ISBNs- whatever is on the covers. What appeals to you?
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Cotton Seed #10
Parrot Read
Everyone in the room read the same paragraph in rounds the same way! Remember to completely stop at the periods, pause for commas and show w i l d expression with exclamation points! Then continue with the next parrotgraph.
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Cotton Seed #9
Destination Reading
Purchase, rent or borrow an audio version of a book. Listen wherever you travel!
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Cotton Seed #8
Label Maker
If you don't own a label maker grab some sticky notes. Label up your house. Be age appropriate- if you need to label the window, label it. If you need to advance- label the credenza or the armoire. Try different languages.
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Cotton Seed #7
Play Read
Pick a play, assign parts and perform!
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Thirty Minutes a Day / Cotton Seeds
While attending my child's basketball practice this past Monday a parent announced to me that she actually read to her child thirty minutes a day. She couldn't believe that other parents did not. Confession, I don't. My tastes are not identically aligned with my children's and their's are not aligned with each other. I imagined a parent of four spending two hours a night trying to meet the quota or beating themselves up for not.
Obviously, I'm not a purist when it comes to this nationally mandated read to your child thirty minutes a day. I think what we as educators are intending to say or ought to be intending to say is expose your child to literature thirty minutes a day. Create an environment that loves the read. That's what the 'cotton seeds' section is all about.
Check out the 'cotton seeds' page!
Check out the 'cotton seeds' page!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Cotton Seed #6
The Studio
Grab your phone or another recording device and record a favorite book or book part. Use your most animated reading voice!
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Cotton Seed #3
The CC Read
Turn on the Closed Caption. Decide on a thirty minute television show.
Turn down the volume. Read
One, Two, Three - GO!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Cotton Seed #2
Fire Side Chat: Gather around a camp fire, a fireplace, a flashlight or a candle and talk about something you have read!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Cotton Seed #1
Let us commence...
Fire Side Reads: Gather around a camp fire, a fireplace, a flashlight or a candle and read!
Check the Cotton Seeds Section for Elaboration. Stay tuned. New 'seeds' on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
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