Reading Salad

Do you ever find yourself thinking of other things while you read? We found out that we all have this problem when we read. As I read The Sandwich Swap, I modeled how important it is to read and thinking. A great way for students to see this, is by making a salad. The tomatoes represented text and the lettuce represented thinking. This is what we observed:

There is just as much thinking as there is text. Good readers look at the text and stop and think about what the text was about by making connections, predicting what will happen next, or making observations. 

Students in table groups read "Red Kayak" and practiced being good readers by making their own salad. Good Job Owls! You are on your way to becoming successful readers.