Outloud Readers are the Best Readers

We are working to make connections in our brains.  We call it our super highway.  Reading outloud is a fun way to store words, ideas, and research.  It also helps with character development and the comprehension of story plot.  This week we used the knowledge already stored on our super highway to generate information about spiders.  The students filled the whiteboard with information!!!  We could share a lot about these creatures.

Our journal writing is also about spiders but it takes our information and gives it a twist.  How would life be different if the students were spiders?  Would their names be the same?  Where would they live?  What would they like to do in their spare time?  Would they be friends with cats, dogs, or even guinea pigs?  What would scare them?  The ideas began to flow and the writing is awesome!  I have been impressed by the imaginations of the students and the creativity they show in their journal writing.  On Monday we will work on pictures to go with the stories and then during the week we will be publishing our writing and illustations.

Art ideas have connected our Fall leaves to animals.  Mrs. Germain worked with the students to construct hedgehogs.  The students will tell you about their design and how it was made.  Here are some snapshots of the final product!  Look for the black noses and then their eyes to find the animals.

They will look even better in the hallway without the tinfoil they are drying on!