IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

This week, we are talking about non-fiction books during both Writer’s and Reader’s workshop. Our friends have loved discovering the wide range of non-fiction books in our class library, especially those about animals! Today, Miss Schmidt read the kids a book about tigers and introduced them to the table of contents and its function. Every time the kids were interested in a particular question about tigers, we referred to the table of contents to find the page that led us to the answer. They are also being encouraged to write their own non-fiction books, using resources around the room, and adding page numbers and a table of contents like the books we have learned about. During read, rest, write, and studio/explore, the kids have been very motivated to look through our books and search for tables of contents! Da’Sean found an index at the back of a book and had an opportunity to share his find with the class. We talked about the differences between a table of contents and an index, and Ruth was even able to share when she used an index to help her write her non-fiction book about dogs yesterday! Tomorrow, we go to the library and the kids are hoping to check out some non-fiction books to add to their Reader’s Workshop bags for the week. I wonder what they will pick!

Tags: Reader's Workshop, Writer's Workshop, writing

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