It was fantastic seeing so many parents at Curriculum Night! If you weren't able to make it, be sure to check out the 'Reading Resources' and 'Writing Workshop Resources' tabs on the blog. You'll find links to book recommendations as well as information on what book(s) we are reading in class.
Going forward, Mondays and Wednesdays will be dedicated to work in our Reader's Notebooks, while Tuesdays and Thursdays will be for our Writer's Notebooks. Fridays will be flexible, depending on what the class needs! Reader's Notebooks Students dove into our first class novel, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. As they read, students are practicing pausing, reflecting, and writing their quick thoughts on post-it notes, which they keep in their book. Students all have a handy laminated book mark with prompts to guide their thinking and reflecting. We started making character trait maps for the main character in the novel and a secondary character of their choosing. We focused on showing evidence from the text to support their thinking. Next week we will continue reading. As always, students are encouraged to read for pleasure at home and be ready to log their reading in their Reader's Notebooks. Writer's Notebooks We began an exploration of descriptive and sensory language. On Tuesday students turned 'telling' sentences into 'showing' sentences using active verbs and descriptive language. On Thursday students read an excerpt of A Sand County Almanac and highlighted examples of sensory language, then wrote their own sensory description of a favorite place. We applied that skill on our field trip Thursday, as we paused on our hike for students to record the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings of being in the forest. We will be turning these into a polished nature journal beginning next week. Here is the link to the rubric: Nature Journal Rubric Photos from this week:
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AuthorLauren Yavor teaches ELA with a reader's and writer's workshop format to SK 5th and 6th graders. Archives
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