SoS Week 5 - Pinterest is Awesome

Pinterest has helped me with my tutoring. It has provided me with so many neat activities as well as worksheets to do with the kids. It has proven to be difficult working with the girl and her brother because although they will both be in first grade next year, he is ahead of her when it comes to processing information. She gets really frustrated when he is able to think of an answer before she does and she starts to cry or she just shuts down. I am currently thinking of way that I can work with both of them at the same time but not have her feel as if he is smarter than her. I also came up with a reading log idea. Each sibling has a folder and the front has a bar graph that says "Look At How Many Books I Can Read." Each time they read a book, they have to write the title, the author, and whether it is nonfiction or fiction in a reading log. Then, I write questions for them to answer about the book. This requires them to look in the text for evidence. Once they read the book to me without making any mistakes and answer the questions in complete sentences, they then are able to color in one square on their bar graph. Once they color in 10 squares, they get to go to the Dollar Tree and get whatever they want. The kids love the idea and it does not take a toll on my pockets. Luckily, the teachers gave me bags and bags of books so they have a lot to read. Just 30 minutes a day improves their reading and with the Dollar Tree incentive, they read a lot more.