Reading/Writing Stations

During Independent Reading, students may also elect to do other related activities. You may practice fluency by challenging yourself with the Automatic Word Lists, create familiar or new word words using the word part magnets. These come directly from the Word of the Day words reviewed daily in class and reinforce decoding skills in recognizing the different root words, prefixes, and suffixes that combine to create new or familiar words. Understanding the meaning of these word parts helps in understand unfamiliar words' meanings. The other station located at the back of the classroom is Magnetic Poetry. 

Below are the directions for these stations as they are posted on the wall:

WORD PARTS

ONE OR TWO PEOPLE PER STATION.

CREATE WORD OF THE DAY WORDS AND MORE USING WORD PARTS.

KEEP MAGNETS ON THE BOARD OR IN THE BLUE TUB ONLY.

KEEP THE MAGNETIC MARKER ON THE BOARD TO USE TO ADD EXTRA LETTERS OR WORD PARTS.

THIS IS AN ALLOWED ACTIVITY DURING INDEPENDENT READING.

NO TALKING AT THIS STATION SO OTHERS WHO ARE READING DO NOT GET DISTRACTED.

MAGNETIC POETRY

ONE OR TWO PEOPLE PER STATION.

CREATE AND ADD TO INTERESTING POETRY.

KEEP MAGNETS ON THE BOARD ONLY.

THIS IS AN ALLOWED ACTIVITY DURING INDEPENDENT READING.

NO TALKING AT THIS STATION SO OTHERS WHO ARE READING DO NOT GET DISTRACTED.

YOU MAY USE YOUR PHONE HERE ONLY TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR COMPLETED POEM BEFORE RETURNING TO YOUR SEAT.

AUTOMATIC WORD LISTS

ONE OR TWO PEOPLE PER STATION.

PRACTICE QUICKLY READING THE WORD LISTS HERE OR AT YOUR SEAT.

RECORD YOUR TIMES AND CREATE A GOAL IN YOUR FOLDER.

THIS IS AN ALLOWED ACTIVITY DURING INDEPENDENT READING.

IF EVERYONE IS QUIETLY READING, YOU MUST WHISPER-READ AND REMAIN HERE AT THE STATION.

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE YOUR PHONE ONLY AS A STOPWATCH.