The third graders are reading and writing up a storm! In reading we are learning all about the mind work that readers do. Are we making mental movies? Collecting information? Or doing both at the same time? Whatever it is we are doing, we want to make sure daydreaming doesn't get in the way too much. When this happens, we know to stop and ask ourselves some questions. Who is in this part? What is happening? Does it connect to something that already happened or is it new information? If we have trouble answering these questions, we know to go back and reread. Next week, we will delve into all the ways good readers make PREDICTIONS! In writing we know the most important rule is to keep our hands moving. When we do this, then we will automatically get better. When we get better, then we can focus on our writing checklists for more specific strategies. Are we using descriptive words? Action words? Dialogue? Do we think about our five senses while we write? We are making sure we stay in the moment, telling the story bit by bit, instead of skipping ahead. Starting next week, we will choose a seed from our many entries we've already written. We will then begin the writing process in order to turn our seed ideas into published pieces. Stay tuned for more writing updates! 3/7/2020 0 Comments Fractions are fun!
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