Teaching is about growth. For the students (of course) but for ourselves, as well. Each year, I challenge myself. This year I had decided to really work on maintaining relationships and building new ones with students. I'll get back to you on how that is going. Because while this was the goal I had my eyes set on, a new one came into focus. Third Grade. I have only taught K-2 intervention. Not third. But here it is. And it is outside my comfort zone. One positive...the third graders know me and I know them. The content is what frightens me and "the test." So I step back and remember that I believe in my philosophy and my ultimate goal is build up children that want and love to read. I take a breath. Then I decided to take another step outside my box. Sketchnoting. There are a couple students that could really benefit from this as a way to support comprehension while reading fiction and nonfiction books. I am no expert on this matter because my brain is still learning how to take notes this way. But, through Tanny McGregor, I was able to get us started. Her new book just came out and I am excited to dig in and help these students dig deeper into the books that they read. Once I feel a bit more confident in my sketchnoting, I will post some tips for your readers. If you have used anything like this with your readers, please share any tips you may have!