Writing

Journal writing is one of the best ways that students practice their phonemic awareness. During journal time, I ask my students to draw a picture first and then write about it underneath.  In September, our "writing" can be any string of letters. This is completely appropriate for this point of the school year. 

After they complete their picture, I conference with each one of them. Here I correct any mistakes they made and write the sentence they dictate to me underneath. This is where they learn that words go with their ideas and help to understand concepts of print. You will see throughout the year the incredible progress they make (it's my favorite thing to see!)

Below are just some examples of year's past and what you have to look forward to!