tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post1851666909536227748..comments2024-03-28T11:43:42.331-07:00Comments on Teaching in Room 6: The Important Book -- Oh how I love thee....~Stephanie http://www.blogger.com/profile/00302695374678919562noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-37546252459095248742022-05-23T08:03:36.335-07:002022-05-23T08:03:36.335-07:00This is my go to book when working individually wi...This is my go to book when working individually with students. It is a quick read and a short beginning writing project. Plus a great way to learn what is important to each student as I allow them to decide what is important to write about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-61467180559582184112016-11-23T14:32:07.963-08:002016-11-23T14:32:07.963-08:00Can you display a larger sample of the example of...Can you display a larger sample of the example of the students work that they wrote about their family pleasE?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805472970340911231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-28843346378907228532012-05-12T17:55:53.734-07:002012-05-12T17:55:53.734-07:00Love this book! I have used it as a mini-autobiog...Love this book! I have used it as a mini-autobiography or biography in Sept.and as a way to describe the properties of an object for science. If you have the children leave out what the object or person is, this can be a great way to work on inferencing.Neesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775439034970391570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-27563801142748287432012-04-22T21:25:49.787-07:002012-04-22T21:25:49.787-07:00I love The Important Book! I have used it to crea...I love The Important Book! I have used it to created big books for shared reading in science and social studies. For example, "The important thing about penguins is that they are birds that cannot fly."<br />Nicole<br /><a href="http://teaching-with-style.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Teaching With Style</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495170345488264745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-31379442872818795592012-02-19T09:27:42.366-08:002012-02-19T09:27:42.366-08:00I have used The Important Book in both math and sc...I have used The Important Book in both math and science. It's great for vocabulary development!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941353744738547765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-84636955587927634992012-01-24T15:31:17.790-08:002012-01-24T15:31:17.790-08:00I agree with you. This is one of my favorite book...I agree with you. This is one of my favorite books to share with kids and it can be used in so many ways. I have used it in exactly this way with my 3rd and 4th graders. I haven't had them make the little reference books you show. Great idea.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438684557526850882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-48150283816067214332011-12-22T05:13:57.561-08:002011-12-22T05:13:57.561-08:00Great idea, thanks for sharing.Great idea, thanks for sharing.Selinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856424808612889606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-85540668914452025822011-12-21T20:44:27.710-08:002011-12-21T20:44:27.710-08:00Ooohh, that is a great idea Shauna! I had never t...Ooohh, that is a great idea Shauna! I had never thought of that. Definitely going into my next lesson when we pull this book out again :) Thank you for sharing.~Stephanie https://www.blogger.com/profile/00302695374678919562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633682260880990043.post-58115501078458902682011-12-21T20:16:03.390-08:002011-12-21T20:16:03.390-08:00I love this activity too! We use it when we study ...I love this activity too! We use it when we study facts and opinions. We talk about how in the book the "it is true that..." parts are (usually) facts but the "most important thing..." parts are opinions.Shaunahttp://blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman/noreply@blogger.com