dreamwalkin02@gmail.comI am also new to third grade and we just adopted Wonders. My district purchased Wonders last year and I agree with you...it is a struggle to complete EVERYTHING with my third graders within one week.
In these units I have anchor charts, supplemental worksheets and task cards to go along with the focus skills for the week. Wonders is designed to foster a love of reading in all children. I love your organization of the Wonders materials....you definitely gave me something to think about. The selection of Leveled Readers provides coverage of multiple genres and literary and informational texts.These lesson cards provide scaffolded support for accessing complex text features, responding to text-dependent questions, and writing about reading.Increase listening comprehension through read-alouds from rich, authentic texts, with stories and informational selections from award-winning authors and illustrators.Comprised of shorter foundational skills assessments and comprehensive assessments, unit assessments ensure valid assessment of student performance and progress, aligned to standards and measured against grade-level rigor.Assess progress toward end-of-year goals with benchmark assessments.Develop helpful habits and provide students with strategies and tools to achieve desired outcomes.Guidance for transfer of phonics, grammar, cognates, and other skills to the study of English.This kit includes blackline masters (BLMs) for targeted student practice and cards to support vocabulary and language development for English language learners.This kit includes blackline masters (BLMs) for targeted student practice and cards to support vocabulary and language development for English language learners.Weekly âfresh readsâ offer students the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of weekly skills, and help teacher evaluate and monitor progress.Engage students with read-alouds that develop listening comprehension using complex text and include a variety of genresâmyths, fables, poems, expository texts, and more.Brightly colored picture cards to increase content area and domain-specific vocabulary.Colorful, laminated work boards with supplement sound- and word-recognition practice (write-on/wipe-off).Full-color cards feature modeled and guided retelling of main selections.Laminated cards support instruction in medial short-vowel sounds, final consonant sounds, and vowel variants.Full-color, photo-word cards introduce specific vocabulary for the week. It gave my 3rd grade team some breathing room and time to get everything in. Thank you so much.
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I'll be subbing for 3 months in a school that uses Wonders. View Sampler Grade 4 However, with the cold read, we were finding many students to be unsuccessful. I'm wondering (haha) about the timing of the lessons. I am trying to organize materials before school starts but it's difficult without being able to log-in yet. I was and still am overwhelmed with this series. We just recently decided to extend our reading week to 6 days because we too were having a difficult time fitting everything in. Are you finding time to teach the writing, and if so, how long are you spending on it in a typical week? Some people are giving the selection assessment, and others are doing the cold read. If you're interested in seeing my weekly plans for Wonders, you can check that post out Teacher’s Edition Comprehensive support and guidance for weekly lesson plans, thematic units, and professional resources to ensure teachers are ready from day one. Wonders: A Comprehensive PreK–6 Literacy Curriculum for All Learners. They provide instructional support for phonics, vocabulary, and language development.Reinforce reading and language arts objectives, support collaborative conversations, and provide valuable science and social studies content with these creative learning center cards for small-group work.Colorful, laminated posters (write-on/wipe-off) help you celebrate special days and reinforce concepts from instruction.Makes it easy to integrate your favorite resources or use our resources with your preferred approach or frameworkâincluding workshop-focused, blended learning, project-based learning, and authentic literature-focused.Focuses on student-centered learning, small-group teaching, and mini-lessons with embedded support for English language learners, gifted and talented students, and students in need of Tier 2 support.Provides resources and tools that meet students where they are and take them where they need to be, with resources in 100 percent print, 100 percent digital, or anywhere in between.Bases instruction on researchâand is dedicated to putting best practices into the daily routines of your classroom.