One of my greatest joys in teaching is watching kids get excited about books and reading and watching friendships bloom. I love this group!
This week we have a super duper super hero Emma. She has been wearing the cape and brought in a wonderful book to share with us. Thank you, Emma! There are only three reasons why an author writes- to Persuade, to Inform, or to Entertain. Students need to be able to identify an author's purpose for writing a text because it changes the way they need to read the text. If the purpose is to inform, readers need to think about the main idea and details so that they may better store, organize, and retrieve information in their brain. If the purpose is to entertain, then readers need to be prepared to make connections with the characters and follow the characters as they change and face problems and find solutions. If the purpose is to persuade, readers need be prepared in considering the author's opinion, but also forming an argument against the author's opinion. We reviewed Author's purpose and then I gave students a title of a book we've read. Students had to decide what the author's purpose was and give examples from the text that supports their thinking. Students then sorted descriptions of texts into the Persuade, Inform, or Entertain column. Any time you see your child reading, ask what the author's purpose is. There are only three reasons why an author writes- to Persuade, to Inform, or to Entertain. Students need to be able to identify an author's purpose for writing a text because it changes the way they need to read the text. If the purpose is to inform, readers need to think about the main idea and details so that they may better store, organize, and retrieve information in their brain. If the purpose is to entertain, then readers need to be prepared to make connections with the characters and follow the characters as they change and face problems and find solutions. If the purpose is to persuade, readers need be prepared in considering the author's opinion, but also forming an argument against the author's opinion. We reviewed Author's purpose and then I gave students a title of a book we've read. Students had to decide what the author's purpose was and give examples from the text that supports their thinking. Students then sorted descriptions of texts into the Persuade, Inform, or Entertain column. Any time you see your child reading, ask what the author's purpose is. Students are able to go between our rooms during indoor recess. That way they can play with kids from the other class or play different games. I love watching the kids play together and figure things out together. They are such a great bunch of kids! Students are able to go between our rooms during indoor recess. That way they can play with kids from the other class or play different games. I love watching the kids play together and figure things out together. They are such a great bunch of kids! Mrs. Day-Hinken, our computer teacher, introduced the staff to a great online reading program that is full of nonfiction reading! Many of the articles are leveled (the grade level appears at the top of the article and you can switch levels on the right. 570L is third grade).
With all of these snow days, these latest heroes haven't been presented as they should be. I didn't even get a picture of Super Julian from last week. He was only a super hero for one day! Jazmyne did an awesome job on her poster and presenting it. Way to go Jazmyne! With the extreme cold temperatures last week, we had indoor recess. Here are just a few pics from them. With the extreme cold temperatures last week, we had indoor recess. Here are just a few pics from them. We had a wonderful day of celebrating Valentine's Day- fun activities, eonderful company, and good food. What could be better? Well, maybe outdoor recess to burn off some of their excitement and energy! We did a Valentine's story Mad Libs activity. The students stories were hilarious, including skating pigs, flying cheese, slimy mustaches, and a bunny grilling steaks. First, we brainstormed on the board some verbs, adverbs, nouns, and adjectives. Then the students got to work filling in their stories. Look at the smiles as they shared them with friends. Passing out Valentines is always a fun activity to watch as the room buzzes with excitement and activity. Our next activity was students had to make an animal of their choice using only heart shapes. We looked at some examples or students could come up with their own. We had dogs, a squid, an octopus, a snake, a turtle, a bee, spiders, elephants, a peacock, and cats. I love watching the creativity in the classroom. Then it was time to open Valentines and feast on the goodies! After pool school, we headed to the Lakeshore Museum. The museum's exhibits tie in perfectly with our social studies curriculum and some of our science. Students went on a scavenger hunt using a booklet as they looked for answers. Students had to slow down and read about the exhibits, instead of just speeding past them. A special thank you goes out to our many parent volunteers, which helped keep our groups small and allowed me to walk around and take pictures. :) And a huge thank you goes out to our Montague Elementary PTO for paying for all the busing to and from pool school and the museum. Because of them and people who bought from the fundraisers, students were able to have many wonderful experiences and memories. Thank you PTO! Today in our classroom session, students learned what it means to be safe on the ice. They were taught the steps in helping someone who may have fallen through the ice. In the pool, they then parcticed army crawling on the deck of the pool pretending it was ice. |
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