Mar 17

Mar 17 Slice of Life: Day 17 - Getting By with a Little Help from Books ... #SOL22 #TWTBlog

What are you doing?

Looking for a lifeline.

I continue looking through the baskets of books as I glance at the clock. S pops her head in through the door connecting the classrooms.

If you can get them to clean up centers and settled, I can help dismiss both classes.

I nod sensing she is not completely confident in my ability to motivate these kindergarteners to transition quickly and calmly. I find what I am looking for and all is well. I center myself in the classroom and in my most engaging reading voice I begin…

One day, the little red hen found some wheat seeds.

They stop and look up.

She knew she could plant the seeds …Who will help me plant these seeds?

All the kids joined.

Not I!

Friends, I just noticed we need to clean up so we are ready for dismissal. Do you think we could keep reading as you clean up?

Heads nod.

Ok, let’s start cleaning up.

They start working together and I continue reading.

Then I will do it all by myself. And so she did.

And so they did.

Sometimes a predictable, repetitive text is all you need …