Here is a picture of the PowerPoint I made for my "Rotation Organization" (Oh gosh I love making rhymes for the word "rotation"...I feel like it rhymes with everything). I this slide set up on a timer This 1st rotation shows for 15 minutes.
Once the 15 minutes are up, the students here the 'Chime' over the AppleTV and this screen shows up for 30 seconds. Trust me...having the timer is such a blessing!!!! no need to watch that clock ;)
Now don't freak! No...you do not see "read to someone". This year I am going to incorporate buddy reading after lunch/recess. I think it'll be great for the sweeties to work with students outside of their Daily 5 groups.
I do 2 rotations of Daily 5 a day. So I have another slide (like the first one); and because I group my students according to levels, I just rotate the text boxes with their names in them. (Makes life easier!!)
My last slide has the students reflect on the focus and effort they put into their stations. We always regroup at the end and reflect.....and sometimes this is the perfect time to have a class meeting to review expectations.
Getting sick of the pocket charts and interested in making your own? This video is brilliant. I hope you'll find it just as helpful!!
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