The Reading Train

Each student has a 'learning buddy'.  They got their Reading books and read Dragon Gets By.  What made it so much fun was that they got to sit next to their partner in a line like a train.  When Mrs. Commons' blows the train whistle one of the children starts reading the other partner becomes the listener.  When the whistle blows again the listener gives the reader a 'grow' and a 'glow', then they switch jobs. It is such a great activity for teaching fluency in reading but is especially good at teaching kids to listen carefully.