[MOSAIC] teaching strategies-Charlotte's Web

[Joy]

I have to grin when I read about the controversy about Charlotte's Web. It seems every teacher at our school uses this book, but in different ways. Our newest second grade teacher started to panic at the beginning of the year because the first grade teachers told her they had read the book aloud and taken the students to the play. They talked about it, and second grade was using it in an entierly different way, and since the kids had already heard/seen the book, she was able to deepen their understanding and application of strategies. 
   
  Knowing how many times they've read/viewed this book, I use it as an example during our conversations about books and strategies because I know we all have connections to it. When I'm teaching a strategy, along with the example we are using from our mentor text, I will also refer to a part of Charlotte's Web where they could use that same strategy. It seems to help erase those confused looks.


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  How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org
   









 
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