Below are photos of us sharing our text to self connections with each other.
Text to self-connections are vital part of reading comprehension. This year we have been making text to self-connections orally during read aloud. This week we took our text to self-connections to next level by documenting our connections by using sticky notes to jot down our connections. Text to self-connections are when we relate with a characters feelings, actions or a situation in the book. During read to self-time on Monday, I modeled making connections and then writing or drawing my connection down on a sticky note. Each student was sent off with 5 sticky notes and told to jot down their connections and then place the connections in their books. Then during read to someone time, we shared our connections. Our reading time hummed with a sense of purpose as students busily made notes and placed them in their books. Next, we shared our connections with our reading partners. The excitement about all the similarities between our lives and books was contagious! The really cool thing about our sticky notes is we will leave them in the books as little notes to the next reader. Already, we have begun to find these connection notes made on Monday in other students’ books. Below are photos of us sharing our text to self connections with each other.
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Susan
1/12/2014 11:08:50 am
Great photos! Thank you so much for sharing. :)
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Lindsey
1/12/2014 11:17:52 am
Thanks for taking the photos!
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Ms. Smith
1/12/2014 09:57:04 pm
Glad you like the photos! It's my New Year's resolution to take more photos in the classroom :)
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