Reading Buddies

In 1-224 we have something called reading buddies.  Our reading buddies are 4th graders.  In reading buddies we read books to them, they read books to us, we draw pictures of them, and they draw pictures of us.  Sometimes we go upstairs to their classroom.  And sometimes they come downstairs to our classroom.

Rose and Alexa

Math

In math we measure stuff and count stuff.  When we measure stuff, we get a piece of paper, measure the stuff, and write it down.  We measure with paper clips, tiles, and rulers.  When we count stuff we always check it to see if it is right.

Birthdays

We have birthday meetings in our classroom.  First, we tell the person what we like about them.  Then we draw pictures of them or something they like.  We make a book out of the pictures, and the birthday person takes it home.  We have cupcakes at lunch.

Word Study

In word study we write on white boards.  We learn rules about words.  For example, whenever f, l, s, or z are at the end of a word, they are doubled.  We call this a bonus letter.  We also learn about vowels.  When two vowels are together, we usually only hear the sound of the first one.  We also write trick words.  Trick words are words that do not follow the rules.  We can memorize them easily.

read aloud

In read aloud we read Junie B. Jones books, Magic Tree House books, Fox books, and Adventures in Cartooning.  Read aloud is very fun!  Junie B. Jones is the kind of girl who likes to say the word stupid.  During read aloud we practice making pictures in our minds, retelling the story, and thinking about the characters.

Reading Workshop

In reading workshop we read two different kinds of books.  We read information books and just right books.  Right now we are getting to know the characters in our books.  It is really, really FUN!!

Writing Workshop

In writing workshop we write information books.  We write about... Kittens, little sisters, school, fish, books, parties, brothers, sisters, and candy.  Some of us LOVE it.