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Many of you have emailed asking for more information about Thoughtful Logs - what they are, how to use them, etc. I figured I'd just post the information here with pictures to help answer your questions. Here we go! Where The Idea Came From: Our district had several elementary teachers pilot Linda Dorn and Carla Soffos' Comprehensive Literacy Model this past two years with the help of a literacy coach (Mrs. Candice Johnson), and I was one of the lucky pilot teachers that got coached. Thoughtful Logs are a key tool in the Comprehensive Literacy Model, but really anyone can use them in his or her classroom! Making A Thoughtful Log: The Thoughtful Log can be any kind of notebook or even a folder that has paper held into it using brads. Dividing the Thoughtful Log Using Tabs : In the intermediate grades, we divide the Thoughtful Log into 5 sections using sticky tabs. A Literacy Scrapbook: A Literate Life - Writer's Notebook. Interactive Student Notebook!!!!
If you've been following my blog this year you already know that my Interactive Student Notebook is my pride & joy!!! I'm so excited to launch my new product!!!! This is a product I worked very hard to develop as I could not find any other resource like it on line.When I moved to middle school I found myself with no curriculum, just the standards and was told it was up to me to figure it out.WHAT?!?!?!!?! I was only a 2nd year teacher!!! In the past three years that my students & I have used this tool it has greatly evolved.I know use a combination of notebooking (a style of note-taking) and reflections.In this packet, I created 100 templates for you to choose from and mix & match to work for each of your lessons.You will see your students & lessons transform and blossom as you begin using this resource. Here is a link to my previous Interactive Student Notebook posts with lots of pictures of students samples.
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