Lesson: Today we sorted through several language arts resources and set up our composition notebooks for the year. The students will use their notebooks every day in class for a variety of writing tasks. Each Mod has a place in the classroom to keep their notebooks, so technically they never need to leave the classroom or get lost! :) They pasted several resources and glued them in their notebooks. These resources included notebook rules, a clock partner sheet, and several reference pages that that we will refer to throughout the year. Then the students set up their clock buddies sheet. We use this as an easy way to create pairs for partnered activities, while avoiding the problem of students always have the SAME partners. Their sheet had a clock face with slots for names extending from each our on the dial. They went around the classroom and found a different partner for each slot. We will use these regularly throughout the year!
Homework: None