The Order of the Thundercat by Irma Zuniga https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva Share your February Wins! It could be something innovative, inspiring or an idea worth sharing with MB staff! You can share a WIN individually or share a WIN your grade level team did together. en-us 2017-02-12 05:13:45 UTC 2017-02-14 23:16:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Prizecup.png Dream Team aka 4th Grade- Kapok Tree Close Reading https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153578918 For Phase 4, 4th graders wrote a letter from the point of view of an animal in the story. These were then turned into videos and uploaded to YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIF3n4THfVUFDLLKu2RLM1IG4WsRdBk2]]> 2017-02-13 21:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153578918 Phase 4 in Second GradeLike many of you I was feed up with close reading. I was confused with what we have been taught over the span of almost 3 years now. I was having an extremely difficult time with the process of close reading and finding articles/stories to read. Realizing that close reading is extremely fun for the students just as it is for me was mind blowing. I was extremely hesitant to continue with this story as the lexile is high. The first read had me nervous, as I believed students would not be able to make the inferences needed to comprehend. The students took me by surprise. The collaborative conversations shared on phase 3 were beyond gratifying. I enjoyed the dialogue my students shared with me and one another. Phase 4 only got better! Dr. Nunez gave me a great idea, having the students persuade the man to not chop down the tree just in case he was not sure. The students created videos with writing, drawings and voice over. I loved that even my non-readers/non writers were able to contribute to the class discussions and able to complete phase 4. janet_gutierrez https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153888976 2017-02-14 23:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153888976 PANCAKES!!! https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153890225 Kinder teams win for February in my eyes, is the success we had during our fundraiser on Sunday. We raised over $2800! We all came together and worked as a team to reach our goal. =) Go KINDER!]]> 2017-02-14 23:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153890225 Kinder fundraiser! maritza_bautista https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153890342 It was off the hook! Just to piggy back on the other post. I think the kinder team totally deserves it lol. We have worked extra hard.]]> 2017-02-14 23:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/irma_zuniga1/qd3q40urxwva/wish/153890342