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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Charlotte's Web Task Rotations

I am launching my Reading classes this week with a three week unit on Charlotte's Web.  I will use the book as a springboard to teach my classroom procedures, the development of an interactive notebook, as well as several core comprehension strategies.

Halfway into the unit, I will have my first "Reader's Cafe" day (an interactive, hands-on session connected to our current unit and FOOD).  We will be eating edible spiders to honor dear Charlotte from this classic novel.  :)

I wanted my students to create something meaningful along with the edible spiders.  I am going to make some giant webs in the room, and students will complete task rotations at each "web."  Students will be allowed to choose what order in which they complete the rotations, and will display their completed work within each web.

I couldn't find any task rotations tailored exactly for Charlotte's Web.  So, using the book, Reading in Style (Jackson, Morris, Perini), I created my own task rotation cards (modeling after the sample rotation ideas outlined in the book, page 46).

Feel free to use these cards if you complete a Charlotte's Web unit in your own classroom!

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