The first graders have spent the last two weeks digging in to non-fiction reading! We have learned how to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction; we have learned about the many text features, such as, table of contents, labels, headings, diagrams, photographs, captions, glossary, etc.; we have learned how to use a teaching voice when reading nonfiction; we have learned how to find the BIG IDEA and give evidence (details) to support it; we have learned how to retell what we learn from reading nonfiction using our hand! That's a lot of learning! We will continue this learning over the coming weeks!
The first graders have recently completed the writing unit focused around Small Moment stories. We have used the protocol, Peel the Fruit, to study, uncover, and enhance our small moment writing. Take a look at all the thinking we've done... We began, on the outside, labeling things we noticed in good small moments. Then we generated questions we had about this type of writing to help guide our learning. As we learned, we added that to the inside of our fruit. Stay tuned to learn what students have decided is at the heart of small moment stories...
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May 2015
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