Message from michellejones

When I came back from the Institute, I went to my local children's bookstore and found a book on Buddhism entitled "The Prince Who Ran Away". This book is beautifully illustrated and tells the story of Siddhartha Gautama and the creation of Buddhism. Before I read it to my students, I have them prepare a piece of standard notebook paper to use as Reciprocal Teaching notes. They divide the paper into four squares labeling each square-Questions, Pictures, Summaries and Predictions. Then, I read them the story, showing them each illustration to assist them in visualizing what I am reading. As I read, I stop every few pages to give them time to write a question, a summary and a prediction. After that, we share what the students have written for each. This has worked out well, thus far.

Michele Jones