Last time in writing workshop, we created an outline for a persuasive topic, working together as a group. We discussed reasons and details to support our position, and considered counter-arguements and how we might respond. Students had some writing time
Dessert
We began two weeks of looking at deserts with a focus on North America. We thought up some words that might describe a desert, and discussed how desert life has adapted in some clever ways. We looked at plants and
Webs
Writers made plans for themselves & spent some time writing. Then we had a mini-lesson on making Webs as a pre-writing technique…doing one as a group & trying them on their own. We spent some time sharing our writing and
Free Writing
We started a new round of Writing Workshop today. Everyone practiced a 5 min “free write,” brainstormed some writing topics, went over the requirements & made a plan for their first piece of writing. We are adjusting to our new
Webs
Today we starting with a mini-lesson about making webs as a pre-writing technique. The kids took notes in their folders, and we brainstormed a web about “Going to a Carnival”. Then, everyone wrote a plan for themselves, which included narrative
Workshop Topics
With Claudia and Liam out for the week, we missed out on an Italian lesson, so I jumped in with a pre- “Writing Workshop” session! I explained a bit about how Writing Workshop will be set up and organized once
Cardboard Box Creativity
Today we worked with cardboard boxes and used our imaginations to create whatever the children were inspired to create. This was inspired by a book we read the last time we had writer’s workshop. I suggested a few ideas and
Space Station Mars
There were only 3 neutrons in our class this week! We missed our friends. We started by reading another book about making a club called “Space Station Mars”. We decoded a secret message at the end of the book. The
Alphabet
This class started out with a reading of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle and was followed by each Quark making a caterpillar to take home. The students then explored letters and words using play doh and alphabet cookie
Commercial
The kids have been working on a short commercial. They’ve come up with a concept, script, acted and filmed the commercial. They are still working on post production, editing and coming up with a jingle Once they have completed the