Non-fiction writing, collecting data, character day, and OUR CLASS WROTE THEIR VERY OWN BOOKS!

Where do I begin? This week, while a short one, was filled with learning!
The children learned about shadows and we discussed key vocabulary: shadow, light source, black, taller, shorter, above, next to
The children predicted what would happen during the shadow races before we went outside. They completed the experiment, and then they recorded their findings into a graph.  The children wrote about their experiment and they needed to create a sentence that made sense, had an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spacing, they had to sound out their words, and have punctuation at the end of their sentence.  I am encouraging the children to go back and reread their words to make sure that their words make sense. We learned about Groundhog's Day. Then we made a prediction on whether or not he would see his shadow. They created a groundhog graph.  We tallied how many thought he would see his shadow and how many children thought he would not see his shadow.  Tomorrow, we will find out for sure!  Please talk with your child about shadows and Groundhog's Day.



The children have been taught how to collect data.  Today and again on Monday they will ask their peers a question and tally their answers. We will continue to discuss their discoveries.  On Tuesday, the children will have their first math assessment for the new quarter on collecting data and graphing.

Can I just say that character day brought out our authors and illustrators?  Every child in our class wrote a 3 page book about their Special Memory with minimal support.  This has been an ongoing writing project.  We are almost finished (illustrating takes time people)!  The children were following multistep instructions, writing with pride, and reading their work to their peers while concentrating.
 This will be their first graded assignment for writing for the third quarter. Wow! We are off to a great start! 

The children wrote about why the character they dressed up as was their favorite character, and they made it into an extended sentence and told why.  Some of my friends were self-motivated and wrote two sentences!!!

Vowel Bat -A song we sing to help us to remember our vowels, the sounds that the vowels make, and to remind us that every word needs a vowel!

Is this Bat Man or is it VOWEL BAT?



Anna and Elsa sharing their Special Memory Stories!