http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/02/13/using-the-important-book-lesson/ Teachers Sharing Writing Lessons. Teachers Adapting Writing Lessons. Teachers Sharing Adaptations. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:42:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/02/13/using-the-important-book-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Rachelle Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:11:43 +0000 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/02/13/using-the-important-book-lesson/#comment-25 The Important Book has such a great frame that I like to start out the year by introducing the book to my fourth graders. We then use the book to creat our rules for the classroom by making the "important things about being a successful student." I even have them create important things about an extraordinary teacher, which gives me a good idea of what they expect from me! The Important Book has such a great frame that I like to start out the year by introducing the book to my fourth graders. We then use the book to creat our rules for the classroom by making the “important things about being a successful student.” I even have them create important things about an extraordinary teacher, which gives me a good idea of what they expect from me!

]]> http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/02/13/using-the-important-book-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Heidi Warren Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:42:46 +0000 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/02/13/using-the-important-book-lesson/#comment-23 I used the frame of The Important Book in my first grade class for math. We made a big book called The Important Things About Shapes. After reading The Important Book and talking about the frame, each group was given many different cutouts of the same shape, i.e. triangles, squares, circles and rectangles. Their task was to write the important things about each shape. I gave them a large piece of tag board and they decorated their page with the shapes and what they had written then we put the book together and we keep it in the class library for everyone to enjoy. I am planning on using this same idea for money and the important things about each coin. I used the frame of The Important Book in my first grade class for math. We made a big book called The Important Things About Shapes. After reading The Important Book and talking about the frame, each group was given many different cutouts of the same shape, i.e. triangles, squares, circles and rectangles. Their task was to write the important things about each shape. I gave them a large piece of tag board and they decorated their page with the shapes and what they had written then we put the book together and we keep it in the class library for everyone to enjoy. I am planning on using this same idea for money and the important things about each coin.

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