Discovering in the Rain

Work Time: Work time is going really smoothly. Kindergartners are understanding work time behaviors and learning how to focus. First graders are managing their time and holding themselves accountable for their work plans. All students are building their confidence towards independence. THis week our class worked all the way till lunch! This week we also focused on handwriting skills, whether it was building those fine motor skills, or writing our best letters. We have also started to get ready for our science unit by learning the different parts of a fish. Ask your student what they are working on!

Readers Workshop: This week we continued working on strategies to figure out tricky words. We learned the strategy stretch it out, hope over, and take your best guess and move on. We also learned that readers also check, does that sound right? The past two days we worked on retelling after we read. We read several great mentor text and practiced as a class talking about what its about, first, next, then, and finally. Work on this strategy with your child after reading with them.
Writers Workshop: This week in writers workshop we have been talking about small moments and how to write a small moment in 3 steps: Think of a story in your life, picture it in your mind and put it on paper. We practice the strategy of sketching your story, touch each page as you plan it out, and writing your story.

A great goal is for students to tell their story across the pages and have a beginning, middle, and end.