Arrggghh, I was determined NOT to succumb to the magazine holder syndrome when I began implementing the Daily Five in my classroom this year. "Too expensive", I thought, "and they take up waaaay too much real estate in my classroom!" Instead, I gave the students yellow "literacy folders" in which to keep their writing journals and readers' notebooks along with their good fit books.
But three months into the school year, the facts could no longer be ignored -- our Literacy Folders were in desperate need of repair, and the bin in which the students kept these overflowing beasts was becoming messy and disorganized, thanks to the tattered folders taking over!
I finally caved the other night after school, and dropped nearly $100 on cardboard magazine holders at Staples.
When I brought them in for the students the next day, the class was delighted! Too bad I can't post kids' faces online -- the "real" evidence of success is the smiles on the faces of the students as they proudly put together and immediately use their new literacy "unfolders" -- awesome!
But three months into the school year, the facts could no longer be ignored -- our Literacy Folders were in desperate need of repair, and the bin in which the students kept these overflowing beasts was becoming messy and disorganized, thanks to the tattered folders taking over!
I finally caved the other night after school, and dropped nearly $100 on cardboard magazine holders at Staples.
When I brought them in for the students the next day, the class was delighted! Too bad I can't post kids' faces online -- the "real" evidence of success is the smiles on the faces of the students as they proudly put together and immediately use their new literacy "unfolders" -- awesome!
"before and after"!
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