[MOSAIC] Building stamina

[Renee]

And I tend to come from a primary grade perspective; 45 minutes is not  
too long a time for a 6th grader. :-)

Renee

On May 25, 2008, at 6:41 AM, Kristin Mitchell wrote:

> Ah, yes, it is.  But I teach 6th grade and have two guided reading  
> groups a day I must teach, so I need the time!  We build up to it, we  
> start at about 20 and then work out way up.  They have book baggies  
> with multiple books and they respond/interact with their reading.  So  
> not all of them read the entire 4 minutes.  Although some do.  AND, I  
> just found out that four of my students think it's the best part of  
> the day.
>
> Besides, some days it's shorter when my "mini" lesson becomes un-mini.
>
>  Kristin Mitchell  6th/CO
> "Be the change you want to see in the world"
> -Ghandi
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>   I have had fifth and sixth graders that want and need 45 minutes of  
> read time.
> :)Bonita
>
> ---- Renee <phoenixone at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> (And I think 45 minutes is a long time.)
>
>
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