Absent/Picture Cues

Monday seems to be one of the most important days of school. Every Monday is when everything is introduced for the week's reading lessons: vocabulary, word wall words, spelling words and fluency passage. Today we had quite a few students gone. It is always hard to help them catch up when they have missed the introduction lessons. Reading time is very limited each day (1/2 hour) and it is already hard to get through one story.

V. Methodology

Each day when I switch from reading group to the next, I find myself constantly repeating myself when giving the list of supplies needed at our small group table. There is always someone who is not listening or who is coming in late from a special. I decided that to try and avoid repeating myself I would make pictures cue to go with the materials that the students needed to bring to the small group table. I will finish these cards tomorrow. Each day I will post for each group what they need to bring to the table or what they are supposed to be doing at their seats. I'm not sure if this will work but I am ready to try it.