For those of you who are devotees of the Sisters and their Daily Five or their CAFE Assessment system, there is good news!!
The Sisters have launched a new website The DailyCafe . Like their friends over at Choice Literacy, they’ve chosen to go with a subscription site. This means that you pay an annual fee [...]
June 2, 2008
The Sisters Do It Again!
June 2, 2008
Remember the Minilesson??
The Architecture of a Mini-Lesson (adapted, as always!)
Connection:
Explain how today’s learning fits within the current unit of study
Teach:
State your teaching point. Literally, say “Good readers……..”
Teach just one thing
Choose just one way to teach — there are always multiple ways to show kids something. For a mini-lesson to remain “mini”, you [...]
