McClain's Brains Classroom Creation

I read……

brainym — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:14:37 +0000

Let’s see how well you are doing with inferencing in your reading today. You will be looking for I read…I think…therefore… Tell us about 2-3 different ones that you came across in your reading today.

If you happened to finish your book, give us a summary and a recommendation for your book.

Who? What? Where? When? Why?

brainym — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:31:23 +0000

Today you were working on wh ?’s. Did anything surprise you in your reading? Did you finish your book? Tell us all about it!!

I saw…

brainym — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:19:48 +0000

In your reading today you were to be paying attention to the visual elements of your book. In other words, the pictures that came to your mind as you were reading. Describe what you saw in your mind. Be sure to use descriptive adjectives, especially since we have been doing a lot of work with those in class.

If you finished your book, post a summary of the whole book without giving away the ending. Tell others if you recommend this book for them to read and tell them why or why not.

Pick a Strategy

brainym — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:17:09 +0000

Today you were able to pick your own reading strategy to use while reading your book in class. Pick a strategy that you think will help you understand your book the best. When you are done reading and have marked examples of how you used your strategy, blog about it! Tell why you picked the strategy, how it helped you, and give some examples of how you used it.

Predictions, Predictions!!!

brainym — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:28:25 +0000

Today in your reading, you were to make three predictions. Tell what those predictions are and why you you think that is what will happen later on in the story. If you finished your book, just post a summary of your book and tell whether or not you would recommend this book to another person.

I Read, I Think, Therefore…

brainym — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:55:29 +0000

In class this week we have been learning about a new reading strategy that we can use to help us make inferences. It is the I read, I think, therefore…

Today in your reading I want you to be marking different places in your reading where you used this strategy and blog about three of them today.

Jingle Bells….

brainym — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:36:13 +0000

I could hear the jingle of bells far off in the distance. Somewhere out there through the falling flakes of snow was…

Well, what happened today?

brainym — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:26:16 +0000

Tell us about what you read in your book today. Were there any surprises? Was your book hard to put down? Why or why not?

What’s in a remainder?

brainym — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:53:49 +0000

What’s in a Remainder Click on the link to watch a cool movie on division and remainders.

You’re not going to believe what happened in my book!

brainym — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:09:04 +0000