C4T # 2 Summary

I did my C4T with Ms. Deb Frazier who teaches first grade. I thought Deb Frazier's post on Wild Readers  was great. She said that students read more when they are interested in the subject, for example students like to read books about television shows. To introduce the students to more reading material she puts different genres of books in a tub. She also post a blog where students can recommend books. This way the students can get a variety of books to choose from. Ms. Frazier's post on "The Best Part of Teaching - Learning alongside the kids" showed us that some of the best ideas come from your students. She mentions that some of the idea are not planned and she enjoys having her students give her the ideas. Her classroom is divided into work stations, and after each work station the students gather in a circle and share what they have learned with their peers.