Month: October 2011
Eric Carle publishes another book!
He is just 82 years young and author and illustrator, Eric Carle has created another beautiful and meaningful book! Watch this video to hear him share his inspiration for this new book:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LaEDbkcKds
Spetember 30th – End of First Unit Publishing Parties
Friday, September 30th, was a great day at my school. Teachers were completing their first writing unit – Launching the Writing Workshop – and celebrations were occurring! Here’s a glimpse of some of the festivities.
Two adjacent 5th grade classrooms placed their personal narratives on their desk. Next to it, they placed a sheet of loose leaf paper with the title at the top “Compliments / Comments” and a pencil. Then the 5th graders took a museum walk, stopping to read a classmate’s writing and using the pencil to write a compliment.
One 4th grade class had students sit in groups of three pairs. Each pair prepared how to introduce their writing partner. After the partner read their introduction, their partner read aloud their favorite part of the story. One partner introduced by saying, “I’d like you to meet Mary, a stupendous writer who wrote an interesting story about the arrival of her new baby brother!”
One 2nd grade class sat in a circle with their writing. They chose one thing to share about their writing – the picture, the title, a word, a line or two.
Another 2nd grade class took turns sharing their favorite part and all joined in a cheer after each share – “fantastic!”.
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2nd grader sharing his story picture. |
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4th graders sitting in three pairs, sharing. |
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5th grader’s compliment sheet and personal narrative story. |
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5th graders on a “Museum Walk”, reading and leaving behind a compliment! |
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A Kindergartener listens as a 5th grader reads him his story; then the Kindergartener shares his picture and story! |