Frequently only a few students feel brave enough or ready to share their writing, but when they do we all learn a lot from them!
We get pretty serious about finding books we want to check out from the library!
Each morning we set a goal for the day and we check in on it throughout the day. Some mornings, students can share their goals with each other and we add new ones to our list as they create them!
It’s tough to get pictures during our weekly visit to the library because it’s such a busy time. It’s a highlight of our week as often students have lots of ideas about the books they want to check out.
Another fairy tale we read was Beauty and the Beast. We had some great conversations about who was good and who was evil in that story as well as who actually had power.
We don’t always get the coach during indoor recess so sometimes we have to find other things to do. We have lots of fun coloring pages to choose from. We’ve got many different kinds of blocks for building. We’ve got … Read More
In our study of ancient China, students generated questions and picked one to research. They could use the books in our classroom library about China or they could use websites organized in our Schoology classroom for them. They learned a … Read More
As we began the work on writing our own fairy tale-ish stories, we created blurbs to brainstorm. They had a structure of “_________ wanted to ___________ but ____________. So _____________.” Students got quite creative and then some used one of … Read More
When we have indoor recess days, we feel even more of a need for our GoNoodle times! Of course, we love it all days.
On the rare days when we do not spend time reading independently, there is much complaining. It is a favorite time of day for many.
