We Love Writer's Workshop!

My learners never want Writer's Workshop to end and they always want to share.  Many of my learners continue to write at home and then bring them to school to share with me.



Check out their entries for April 12th - Slice of Life Classroom Challenge

Adding Details

  

This week my kindergarten learners are adding details to their narrative writing.  They are excited to have the opportunity to share with their classmates and receive feedback from them and our blogging community.

Check out their post for April 8th - Adding Details

Beginning a New Story!

On this day of the writing challenge my learners will be sharing a the beginning of their new story with you.

Writer's workshop is my favorite part of the day as these young learners have so much to share.

Check out what the young writer's have to say today!

Slice of Life Day 5  

The Pens Are Here

Do you want to inspire your learners in writer's workshop? 

Give them a pen! 

At the beginning of the school year the students meet Ramon, a character in Peter Reynolds's book Ish. That begins our building of classroom community  You do not have to be perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. 

In our classroom we do things Ishfully!

I have been watching my learners during workshop and even though we know it is okay to mess up, some of them are still ERASING!

Thankfully I decided to give them a new tool ... A Pen! Now as they continue to share their voice their words are authentic and absolutely wonderful.

Click on the link to join our second day of writing!

Slice of Life Day 2

A Glimpse at Our First Week

Check Out a Few Things
We Did This Week

We have been so busy this week in Kindergarten … making new friends, learning
and playing together, and sharing things about us.

Have you heard of “Jitter Juice”?  Ask your child as it is magic and its yummy!

During Writer’s Workshop the students have been looking into their hearts
to see what makes them happy.  They needed to really think about how they would
illustrate the topics that made them happy. Each day they added a little bit
more detail and then when finished they shared their heart map on Seesaw!

In Reader’s Workshop the students are practicing how to pick their own books to read.
They learned a new song “I Pick” and have begun to explore books with their
reading friends.  Also we have introduced the first strategy of reading called Eagle Eye.
This reminds students to use the pictures to help them understand what they
are reading. Their learning targets are:

I can do a picture walk and talk about what the pictures are.

I can point to the words and know words are separated by spaces.

I can practice reading the book.

Today they practice these strategies with their book "Favorite Food".  

Have a beautiful weekend!

How Do You Think They See Themselves?

As Writers!

We Are Readers, Writers and Friends

We believe in ourselves! We can read. We can write. We can be a great friend!

 

Insect Inquiry Begins with Curiosity

Next they will continue their exploration of their chosen insect.

Sharing a Little Bit of Ourselves with You!

Today is our first post to the Slice of Life Story Challenge in Kindergarten.Click on the link below to read what these little learners have to say!

Slice of Life Story Challenge Day 1

My Favorite Cookie ~ Our First Opinion Writing!

We have introduced Opinion Writing. Follow the link to their blog My Favorite Cookie!

Which Arctic Animal Do You Want to Know More About?

This week the students have been learning about a variety of polar mammals and arctic ocean animals. They used Pebble Go to begin their research. As they listened to the texts they asked themselves which animal would they like to know more about and share with their classmates and you.

Next they chose their animal and reread to their text. They were given the printed text to follow along. As they reread they highlighted their most important fact. Then the students needed to put the facts in their own words. Everyone worked independently with support as needed.

Once they finished their writing it was time to publish their research. The students chose to use Pic Collage to publish their information. The final step is for them to upload their finished collage to Seesaw and share what they know with you.Check back later this week to see and listen to their research.

So proud of all of their hard work!