During Reading we are learning to record our thinking while we read nonfiction.
Reading is thinking!
We are recording three kinds of "thinks"-A question, a connection and something we learned.
When recording something we learned, we are working hard to make sure we do not copy directly from the book. We need to put it into our own words.
Here are some examples:
During Writing, we studied examples of Tables of Contents from our Nonfiction Library to help us learn how to write them ourselves. We are now writing Nonfiction Chapter books!
Here are some examples:
My mini lessons are geared towards teaching them ways to make their writing better.
Four Winds this month was all about Sugar Maples and Maple Sugaring.
Acting out sugar maples in different seasons:
Bark Rubbings:
Tree Identification:
Measuring how big a tree must be to be tapped:
Remember the "Think Ten" Strategy I shared last week.....here it is again:
Sorting 3D shapes by defining attributes.
Curved sides vs no curved sides
Shapes that do not come to a point vs shapes that do come to a point
Using blocks to explore shapes
We ended the week with a visit from Vermont children' book author and illustrator Jason Chin.
He specializes in nonfiction!
He drew a picture of one our CCS Kindergartners and the kids told him what to draw around her.
They decided to put her underwater.
We are reading a book during read aloud time called Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins.
This is always a class favorite! It tells the adventures of some stuffed animals and what they do when no one is home or the family is sleeping. Their adventures are really all about friendship, forgiveness and love.
There are two more books in this series which I will read to the class.
Forgot these Free Choice Friday Candids kids had asked me to post!
