We learned in reading today that great readers get into the book....they bring the book alive with their thinking. We learned that books can take us to places that we may never get to visit, but we can put ourselves into the book and go anywhere!
After a very, very, quiet readers' workshop where the only voices I heard were kids reading or discussing a book, we shared what we learned about ourselves as readers. There was sooooo much sharing today! Students were sharing how reading is alllll about thinking and that we have to think in everything we do from reading, to writing, to math, to everything we do. Their insightful comments about the books they were reading was just amazing....I was getting goosebumps! Especially when the bottom line comment was: READING IS FUN!!!
During writing we learned that when we get to a word we don't know how to spell that if we just draw a line for our unknown word, we can keep on writing and not lose our thoughts about the story. We can come back when we are done and use our spelling strategies to figure out the unknown word.
During our 1st grade enrichment time with our ELL friends, we did Making Words, then we did a number sense activity: Show me or Stump Me.
Tomorrow is P.E. and music, so be sure and wear gym shoes.
The Everyday Math Games passwords will not work at this point in time. I do not know why one day they worked and the next day they didn't. Don't thrown them away, however, as I don't know what the solution will be. I'm working with our district representative to try and find a solution. At this point, I can't sign on to even create new passwords. Use the portaportal site (www.portaportal.com) for some enrichment activities instead. Use the guest access password: libertyschool
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