To help them understand, students made 'Thinking Bubbles' with thinking stems written all over them to help them make connections and inferences while they are reading. Monitor for Meaning is a comprehension strategy that helps students to 'think about their own thinking' to help them understand the texts. All too often we hear a distracting voice while we are reading, so it's important to focus on the thinking voice we hear!
Some of the thinking stems include:
I am wondering...
I am thinking...
I noticed...
I have a connection to...
I infer...
I picture...
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
These are great sentence starters that you can use at home while reading with your child.
Here are a few pictures of the thinking bubbles:
Students had a fantastic 100th Day of school. They dressed up like they were 100 years old! Some of the fun things they wore included: wigs, suspenders, bow ties, pearls, glasses, pearls, and even had canes! Here are a few pictures from the day:
