Read to Someone

All last week the students built up stamina for Read to Self.  They learned how to choose books out of our classroom library, find a comfy place in the classroom, and stay focused on their reading.  While doing this you can see many of the kids so badly wanting to reach out to their neighbor and say "Hey, look at this cool picture!" or "You got to hear this awesome fact!"  This is why Read to Someone is so exciting to begin!  Today we learned how to choose a partner, agree on a spot, get started right away, and take turns reading a book with a partner.  We take a lot of time practicing good habits for these choices so once I start meeting with small groups for reading instruction, the rest of the class is able to make good choices independently.  What a great day we had today:)