Lately, I've received a few questions about my question fans I used in one of my lessons I wrote about last year. I whipped up this question fan using questions from my persuasive writing unit. You can read the blog post from last year by clicking
HERE. I really enjoyed using the question fans for reading comprehension - they were handy, I had multiple questions to choose from, and more importantly, the students really liked them.
Now that I'm finally wrapping my mind around getting back into back-to-school mode (I apologize to those of you who are already back), I decided to make up a larger question fan resource. I used questions that I use for the reading comprehension strategies (over 100 questions) so that I could make up 7 different fans with the resource. I can use these fans when studying the different strategies in isolation, or can pick and choose from the questions on different fans when doing a review or during a novel study.
I made up a few packages so I can add these to my students' guided reading buckets. Each guided reading group has a comprehension strategy they focus on, so these question fans will help them during group discussions. I can also pass them out for partner discussions after independent reading, or put at a literacy center.
I made an extra set with all the questions and attached them together with a binder clip circle (or whatever those rings are called). I can hook the whole set on a wall by my desk, and I can choose from the questions for reading response questions (I can put it under the document camera and project it over the board).
I posted this resource at my TeachersPayTeachers store - click
HERE or on the picture to the right to preview the file.
BUT ... if you want a chance to win a copy, leave a comment below telling me about your favourite read aloud in your classroom - one that you like to start the year with. Please leave me your email address, too. I will use the random number generator to pick 2 winners tomorrow (August 17th) at 8:00 (that way my email subscribers will get a chance to enter).
*** Update *** I have used the random number generator to choose 3 different winners, and have contacted them already. However, if you get a chance, take a moment to scroll through all the comments below - there are SO many fabulous read alouds listed!!! I'm not sure I should thank-you, though - I just put in (another) $99 order from Amazon. ;) ***Thank-you so much for following!Happy (rainy) Thursday!!!
