Readers notebook

Are you wondering the best strategy for introducing readers' notebooks to your students?

Jen Bengel Out of This World Literacy

One of the things I do every year that really makes a difference in my students' learning is having them use notebooks to store notes, examples, work, and

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Have your 4th or 5th grade students record their independent reading in this notebook during Reader's Workshop. Tabs include: Finished Books, Abandoned Books, To Be Read List, Genres, & Reading Responses.

Getting students to write about reading was a struggle for a LONG TIME! I tried all sorts of approaches, all types of reading response journals and notebooks, and yet it still felt so forced. This year, things have changed!

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A promise is a promise, and since I promised to do better this week, here I am! Excitedly so even! We have had a very productive two days considering that I am wading through the river of denial as yet another birthday has come and gone. Thankful to have them but wishing I could slow them down sometimes; the closest I have come is convincing each new batch of fourth graders that I am 29. Guess that will have to do. I wonder when they will stop falling for it? Still, as birthdays go, I…

My favorite school days are the ones that find us in a bit of a routine, when my middle school students are to the point where they are energized and enthusiastic while knowing procedures and classroom expectations. One project that has exemplified this glorious balance has been our reader's notebooks.

How to Set Up a Reader Notebook - and resources