Week+5

=Week 5/ Chapter 5=

Quotes to Ponder...
"...if it works in your classroom, do it again and again and again. Repeat the good stuff to your children; share it with your colleagues and with anyone who is ready to listen. The more we repeat our successes, the more successful we are." --Shanna Schwartz

"When the structure of our teaching is predictable, children can focus on the //content// we are teaching instead of the //way// we are teaching that content." --Shanna Schwartz

Discussion Questions:
1. How does the mini-lesson create a predictable structure and why is this significant in making your teaching stick?

2. Schwartz identifies several ways repetition can be used throughout the day to help students transfer what they are learning. Discuss some of her suggestions and how you can see them being used in your classroom.

Try-Out:
Revise your lesson plan a final time so that it affords your students with the opportunity to try the strategy you addressed in a more sophisticated way. Refer to Schwartz suggestions about repetition as you re-write.