Our Strong Schema

During Readers' Workshop we have learned about "schema"-- all the information in our brain...the "stuff" we already know a lot about. Our "schemas" are all different because of our varying experiences in life. We wrote and drew about areas where we have a strong schema. Check our our smart thinking in the video below.

Our Forever Books

We loved sharing our "Forever Books" with the class. Our book buddies helped us re-read our special books and we wrote and drew about our thinking on these loved books.

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Signs of Fall

Signs of fall are surrounding us! We have noticed them on the playground, outside our window, at Fair Haven farms, and more. We made a predictable chart about signs of fall and focused on the words I and SEE. Then we used the app "Drawing Pad" to help us draw our ideas. 

Our Book Thinking

Strong readers THINK while reading! We have been learning the importance of sharing our thinking with partners and on sticky notes. The video below shows the reading thinking we did on Friday. Apologies for the quick/poor quality iPad photos....the thinking is the important part! :)