Hey everybody!
Today, we read the book Corduroy, by Don Freeman. Then, we took some time to share our writing territories with our neighbor. We added to our own writing territories if we thought our neighbor had good ideas. Then, we did the "where has this foot been" activity. We traced around our shoe, and wrote all of the places that we have been inside. This activity helped us create a great reference for when we need something to write about. Our homework is to write for 2 hours, and is due next Thursday. Remember: we do not have class next Tuesday, but Thursday our class will last for 2 hours. :-)
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Thursday, March 19th
Hello All!
Today in class I read a book called "The Story of the Milky Way, A Cherokee Tale" by Joseph Bruchac, for the nonfiction read aloud. As a class we talked about different lessons that could be based off this book. Some of the ideas we came up with were, having students write their own folklore, acting out the story as a class, and having students research other folklores. After the read aloud we got into our writing groups to silently read over the "Written Language Analysis" assignment. When we were finished in small groups, we gathered as a class to talk about similarities we saw across the different samples. Some of these similarities were that students have a lot of trouble with homophones, students did well with indenting, capitalizing letters and using inventive spelling. No homework over break!!
Have a great Spring Break!
Today in class I read a book called "The Story of the Milky Way, A Cherokee Tale" by Joseph Bruchac, for the nonfiction read aloud. As a class we talked about different lessons that could be based off this book. Some of the ideas we came up with were, having students write their own folklore, acting out the story as a class, and having students research other folklores. After the read aloud we got into our writing groups to silently read over the "Written Language Analysis" assignment. When we were finished in small groups, we gathered as a class to talk about similarities we saw across the different samples. Some of these similarities were that students have a lot of trouble with homophones, students did well with indenting, capitalizing letters and using inventive spelling. No homework over break!!
Have a great Spring Break!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
St. Patty's Day!!!
Today in class we discussed our bajillion ways article responses. There were a variety of different responses. I handed out a writing sample from a 2nd grade student. The student did a great job of sounding out words, using adjectives, and capitalizing names. She could work on some spelling, making sentences shorter and quotation marks. She was what I would consider average for a 2nd grader. At the writing sample Betsey and Aubry gave a lesson about adjectives. The class received a letter from a leprechaun and we were given special powder. We got to guess what it was and it turns out it was pudding. After making the pudding we described the changes that occurred after we made it. Then we got to eat some! This was a fun St. Patty's day lesson! A reminder we have out written analysis due on Thursday! Have a great day everyone!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
3-12-09
3-12-09
Today in class, we were given a new assignment called Written Language Analysis. This assignment is due March 19th. Get a children's writing sample and use it to do the written assignment. Next, I read aloud a book called King Bidgood's in the bathtub By Audery Wood. I mentioned that this book was good to use for sentence fluency. Then, Caitie and Devin presented a lesson on details and descriptive words. We all sat in a circle and guessed what the first few pages of the book "A Medieval Feast" had said by paying attention to detail and looking at the pictures. Then, we were shown a picture of a carnival scene and asked to describe what we think is going on using details. We were then asked to share and given a Self-Evaluation sheet that we completed in parallel to our work. Finally, we turned in our writing evaluations and class was dismissed.
Today in class, we were given a new assignment called Written Language Analysis. This assignment is due March 19th. Get a children's writing sample and use it to do the written assignment. Next, I read aloud a book called King Bidgood's in the bathtub By Audery Wood. I mentioned that this book was good to use for sentence fluency. Then, Caitie and Devin presented a lesson on details and descriptive words. We all sat in a circle and guessed what the first few pages of the book "A Medieval Feast" had said by paying attention to detail and looking at the pictures. Then, we were shown a picture of a carnival scene and asked to describe what we think is going on using details. We were then asked to share and given a Self-Evaluation sheet that we completed in parallel to our work. Finally, we turned in our writing evaluations and class was dismissed.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
3-10-09
Today in class, we started with discussing our writing portfolios. We decided that you can either have a separate binder or a section in your idea notebook. For next Thursday, you need to write a reflection including how it is organized, what you have learned, and your views on Juanita's teaching. Next, I presented a poetry writing sample from a second grade boy. We discussed his strengths and how we can help him grow. We then evaluated his work using a 4 point holistic scoring guide. Then, Kelsey and Jenna G. presented a lesson on word choice. We created mad libs and made sentences by rearranging words on note cards.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Organizational Books
Hey guys!
Here is a google "library" that showcases some of the books Marissa and I found! Enjoy!
Annie & Marissa
http://www.google.com/books?uid=13972835705784990967&rview=1
Here is a google "library" that showcases some of the books Marissa and I found! Enjoy!
Annie & Marissa
http://www.google.com/books?uid=13972835705784990967&rview=1
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