Visiting Author
Melissa Stewart came to visit! We focused on text features found in Nonfiction stories. Children
looked closely at the photographs in Mrs. Stuart's books and noticed clues and details that add meaning to the text. We also learned all about the process she goes through when editing the illustrations that go along with her books. Mrs. Stewart does research to make sure the pictures in her books reflect what actually happens in nature. She makes sure her pictures match the words really well!
Kibo
We got to go back the library this week and explore some more coding with our Kibo robots. This time we worked in partnerships and even got to use some new "blocks" for coding. We even gave our Kibo ears so they could hear and respond to our clapping!
We are learning all about persuasive writing during writer's workshop! We started with looking closely at our collections from home and judging our "best in show." We used an opinion writing checklist to help think about ways to convince our readers. We stated our opinions, gave reasons for our likes and dislikes, and thought about ways to gain our reader's attention. We showed off all of our hard work with a mini museum!
First we studied our own collections carefully comparing them with the same criteria to judge our "best in show."
Then we shared our opinion writing and got to read our friends opinion writing too!
I hope you found these highlights helpful and informative! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peak at some of the exciting happenings here in room 27.
Have a wonderful April vacation!!
