There are stacks of Post-It Notes in all sizes at our Favorite Books Center. The students and I use them to highlight favorite passages, words, and many other discoveries found in the pages of children's literature. Following silent reading or anytime we have a few extra minutes, we will take time to share an example of a skill reinforced in the pages of children's literature. Specific Writing Skills Similarly, after a writers workshop mini-lesson on any given writing skill, I will ask students to look for examples of this skill in the pages of Silent Reading books. It Notes marking each one.
Any free moment becomes time used to share a new discovery in literature.
Love Arnie slammed the screen door and flopped into a chair. Otis and Sophie Dog had just tucked themselves in for the night when the sound of little dancing feet and shrill musical instruments reached their sleepy ears. Lily Laceby lived in an old cottage in the hills. Her hair was as wispy as cobwebs in ceilings. Her bones were as creaky as floorboards at midnight.