[MOSAIC] Integrating SS and Reading

[mjeffer1 at bellsouth.net]

In our school we have been encouraged to use leveled readers and fluid reading groups. In the past I have LOVED integrating SS with my reading. I found readers theaters, journal entries etc. etc. Because of the groups I have been using our basal and the leveled readers that come with it. Does anyone out there have any ideas how I can integrate like I used to and still do the required leveled books. Our SS series did come with leveled books but they arer SO BORING! Any suggestions would be appreciated
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> From: thomas <sally.thomas4 at verizon.net>
> Date: 2007/04/01 Sun PM 04:27:53 EST
> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv"
> 	<mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Ginger's Unit of Study
> 
> In California the law talked re so many minutes a week per month.  So I
> always taught social studies for two weeks, then science for two weeks.  In
> order to give more depth!  Then always found ways to itnegrate that ss and
> science into my language arts.  I do realize that HM and OC (and other
> basals) control language arts many places but if you sor tout their themes,
> and then look at your sss and science themes you can often "arrange"
> overlaps.  That's what we did witht he culturally relevant pedagogy we
> created for Native American schools.  I think it is possible to subvert the
> current paradigm at least some of the time!  Let me know if you'd like to
> see what we did.
> 
> sally
> 
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> On 3/31/07 5:30 AM, "Readinglady1 at aol.com" <Readinglady1 at aol.com> wrote:
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> >  
> In a message dated 3/30/2007 9:56:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > 
> maria.gomez02 at verizon.net writes:
> 
> For  example, in NYC the 3rd grade S.S.
> > curriculum calls for the study of  
> communities around the world.  Our SS
> > textbooks (bought recently) are way  
> offline in discussing communities WITHIN
> > the US, NOT the world.  It is  because of 
> this that I DO NOT teach from this
> > textbook.  Rather I look  for whatever 
> books I can on the country we are
> > studying and teach from there  (the basics, 
> geography, history, people,
> > they¹re culture, etc.) I only have an  allotted time 
> designated ³Science² and
> > ³Social Studies² 2 hours COMBINED per  week (two 
> 30-min sessions each).
> > 
> 
> And soŠmy question isŠ.how can  I HAVE such a powerful science/social
> > 
> studies unit with such little time and  restrictions as to what and when I
> > can TEACH 
> within that subject?  I MUST  make those 2 sessions on each subject
> > VERY 
> powerful to be able to have the  kind of outcome that I want and that I
> > see you¹re 
> achieving with your  kids!
> 
> 
> Hi Maria,
>  
> I teach in NYC.  We are
> > not a Reading First school so I am not totally  
> familiar with your
> > restrictions.  Are you able to double up your  sessions?  
> Instead of having
> > them on separate days in the week, can you  combine them into one 
> day?  That
> > would lengthen the amount of time spent in  sessions enabling you t
> o work
> > through cooperative learning activities.  Can  you tell us a little 
> more
> > about how these restrictions are monitored.
>  
> Laura
> 
> > 
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