Math Stories, Reading Strategies, & Reading Stamina

One of my favorite things to do is to visit classrooms throughout the week.  Today, I had a chance to view one of our Intervention Teachers, Jenny Sarff, as she taught a math lesson.  Students told stories using pictures and connecting-blocks to show math representations of their numbers.  In Ms. Noack's room students circled up to share the reading strategies they observed themselves using while reading books from their "Just Right" book box.  Ms. Miller's room was a haven of reading and relaxation, as students spread out on the carpet and chairs, completely immersed in their books.  I always love to see what they are currently reading, and feel very connected to their literature from my years as a 5th grade teacher! 

Great learning is happening at Hawthorne School!