Non-fiction Focus

We have been analyzing picture books and short texts for their structure.

The children will practice this with their own non-fiction books this week and record their thinking on the back of this week's reading log.

They will also be creating mini expert books and will need to decide on the text structure.

So many angles and styles, all fueled by curiosity!

Reading Partnerships

Our Read Alouds

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Read Across America Day

We celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday last week. The children enjoyed choral readings of The Cat in the Hat, Oh, the Places You'll Go, and Sam I Am. 

It was very entertaining!

Reading Partnerships

The children have been practicing quality book conversations and we have enjoyed listening in. Some children have shared their stickies and their notebook entries so we can SEE their thinking.

The weather today matched the mood of our read aloud, The Eyes of the Amaryllis. We are all wondering what will happen to Geneva, if her grandmother is truly mad, and if maybe the strange Seward is actually the missing figurehead carver. Stay tuned...

Thinking About Characters

We used a new tool called Padlet to think about how our book characters can act "out of character."
Students recorded their responses on their laptops which were visible to everyone on their own screens. At our end-of-the-day meeting, students reflected on the experience and reported that it was an exciting way to see everyone's thinking.

Partner Reading

It doesn't get better than this!