Friday Morning Routines!

As a teacher, I love this time of year!  Students are very familiar with our classroom routines, and we are able to get so much done.  Most of our teacher-led literacy time is spent in small groups, so I can work with students at their level.  The rest of the students work on their choice of literacy workstations (based off of Daily 5 routines) independently as my small group works.    It is awesome to sit back for a few seconds, and see how easily students move through their literacy stations with very few reminders.  Below are some pictures of our Friday literacy routines:

 On Fridays, third graders usually spend some time on Quizlet reviewing their weekly word study list.  There are links to each week's word study list under our classroom web links.  They practice using the speller feature and then move on to scatter and space race.

 Students individually record their weekly fluency passages on their iPads using iTalk.   This provides a great record to watch their fluency increase throughout the year.

 Students work on their reading assignments as I continue to work with other groups.

There is always time for "Read to Self".  Students enjoy filling their book bins and relaxing with a "Good Fit Book"!