Throughout the week, students will be engaged in a wide variety of literacy lessons during our Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, phonics, independent reading, and read aloud times.
During our Reading and Writing Workshops, students participate in a mini-lesson and then have opportunities to practice and apply their understanding through independent, partner, and whole group work and projects.
Our literacy lessons are frequently integrated with other content areas, such as global citizenship, science, math, and the arts.
Building Reading Habits at Home:
I encourage students to read for 20-30 minutes or more at least every other day to build reading stamina, strategy use, and their love of reading. Reading can include independent reading, shared reading, or listening to read alouds or audiobooks.
Many of our classroom books and magazines are available to be "checked out" to be read at home. Students can also take out books each week during our library "book pick" time.