Book Shopping
Independent Reading
Partner Reading
100

How do I know what day I am supposed to book shop? 

Check the TV each morning for your name. 

Check the chart by the class door.

100

What should I do first when we start indendendent reading time?

Make a plan! Stack up the books you are going to read in the order you are going to read them. Also make a plan for what you are going to work on as a reader today.
100

How should I sit with my partner when we are reading together?

Elbow to elbow, knee to knee

200

How many books should I take from my leveled bin and how many choice books? 

6 leveled books and 2 choice books

200

I came to word I can't figure out. What should I do?

Slide your finger across the word and make each sound.

Look for parts you know.

Try vowel sounds different ways.

Look out for vowel teams. 

Look out for double consonants in the middle of words.

Look for compound words.

200

Where should the book go when I am reading with my partner.

In the middle so both of you can see.

300

How do I know if a choice book is a good choice for me.

Use the 5 finger rule. 

300

I read 2 pages but I don't understand what is happening in the story. What should I do?

Go back and reread! 

300

What are some ways you can read with your partner?

Echo, seesaw, teacher, 

400
What is the correct way to put your books back into the book bins?

Straight up and down with the spine facing out.

400

I finished reading a book! What should I do next?

Practice retelling! If it was a fiction story, talk about the most important things that happened in order. If it was nonfiction, say back the big idea of the book and some of the important details.
400

True or False: When my partner makes a mistake, I should tell them how to say the word correctly. 

False! You can say....

Try that word again!

Slide your finger across the word!

Look at the parts of the word!

500

What should I do if I am book shopping and see a book that does not belong in that bin?

See if you can figure out where it goes and put it there. If you can't figure it out, give it to a teacher.
500

What are some things I can write about while I am reading?

Predictions

Characters

Retell what has happend so far

Surprising parts

What the problem is

How the problem was solved

How characters are feeling

500

My partner and I finished reading our book. What should we do next?

Talk about the book! 

Practice retelling it together. 

Talk about your favorite parts.


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