Fifth grade has now finished the first 6 lessons in our new ARC CORE curriculum. We have
a main lesson in the morning where we focus as a class on a specific learning goal, using a core
text that everyone reads together. Students then practice independently as well as they work
further with that specific goal. They also have short written response, tied to the lesson.
In the afternoon, students are given a chance to read books of their own choice
independently and some days have the option to write material of their choosing as well.
My favorite part of this curriculum is the emphasis on 100% student participation and
engagement. Class lessons are set up to include nearly constant reflection, quick discussion
between partners, and sharing with the class. Our goal this year is that all students be engaged readers and we are working extremely
hard to help them find books that not only develop the specific skills each student needs to develop to
make them strong readers but we want to find books that interest them and “hook” them.
We will have one more week with no assigned reading homework although I am still
encouraging students to be reading at home each night. The week of Sept. 23 we will kick off our
“100 Book Challenge” and you will see some information coming home about what Language Arts
homework will look like this year.
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