Before I get into this post two quick things:
- Don't forget about my giveaway. Leave a comment on the giveaway post before noon tomorrow for a chance to win a portfolio from Doodle Bugs Paper. I'll be posting a winner tomorrow evening.
- Walgreens is offering a free 8X10 collage. I just ordered mine...last Friday we had Camp-Read-A-Lot in our class. (I plan on posting about it later.) I took a picture of each of my kids eating their smore. They turned out so cute! So I used those photos to make my collage. I'll pick up a cheap frame and then place it in my room. If you're interested in creating a collage the promo code is: CLG8X10. Super easy.
I had a few questions about the fluency giraffe in my room.
I use this little guy to keep up with my kids' individual fluency rates.
Each child has a small car with their name and their August Words Per Minute Rate. I would like to say I test them weekly but it usually turns out to be more like every two weeks.
After being tested if their rate improved I move their car up. I really stress to the kids that it's not a competition against others but against themselves. They really don't pay much attention to it anyways.
Occasionally I'll have a rate go down, but I do not move the car down. Typically this is because the story was low interest for that kid or they were just having an off day.
Last year I used bright colored strips of card stock that had been laminated. This year I made the giraffe to fit my safari theme.
Easy peasy and cute!
