The next day, I introduced our Wonder chart. We discussed things we might wonder about such as “Why do caterpillars eat leaves?” During our reading workshop, students jotted wonders they had on sticky notes and placed these wonders on our Wonder chart. Pretty soon our chart was so full, we couldn’t see the wonder heading!
This past week we have immersed ourselves in reading and writing nonfiction (informational text). We began by book shopping for good fit books in nonfiction topics we were interested in. Each student found three books on topics they were interested in and could read most of the words in the book. The next day, I introduced our Wonder chart. We discussed things we might wonder about such as “Why do caterpillars eat leaves?” During our reading workshop, students jotted wonders they had on sticky notes and placed these wonders on our Wonder chart. Pretty soon our chart was so full, we couldn’t see the wonder heading! I realized that we needed our own wonder journals to keep in our notes in. Wonder journals also give a place for students jot their wonders and a place to answer their wonders if they find the answer in their reading. Wonder journals have brought an excitement and energy to our classroom during reading workshop. They have also given students a renewed sense of purpose while they read. Instead of just reading for pleasure, we are reading to find out about our world! It has been thrilling to learn about all the interesting things our world holds. We have fallen in love with National Geography readers series. These are great nonfiction books on high interest topics with engaging pictures and captions. If you would like to support our classroom, we are always looking for more of these books. They are easy to find on amazon and cost $3.99. We are looking for these books on all topics and would love to have more to share and read in our classroom.
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AuthorHi I'm Ms. Smith. I am thrilled to be teaching first grade at Queen Anne Elementary. I am passionate about teaching and learning. Please stop by often to watch us grow as learners and citizens! Archives
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