Reading Workshop
Students are learning about choosing "Just Right" books. When a book is "Just Right" a student can read and comprehend the story missing no more than 1-3 words per page. When readers choose "Just Right" books they become better readers and are able to read for longer and longer periods of time. We'll begin using Workshop Plans this week to move through a series of center activities designed to help students become better readers and writers.
Writing Workshop
We have been using our Memory Collections and studying the work of writers like Vera Williams to help us begin to write Small Moment stories. Students are learning that a Small Moment story is something that happened to them that gave them big strong feelings. We are learning to write these stories in a way so that readers can imagine being there.
Math
We have been reviewing concepts of counting, time, and money. Math homework began going home last week. Your child can expect to bring home math homework Monday-Thursday. Homework is a repetition of the work we completed in the classroom that day and should be returned to school the following morning.
