IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

We have had a great start to our school year.  As we get into the swing of things our workshops are really starting to take off!  I think that Writer’s Workshop is now one of the kids favorite parts of the day.  Over the past few weeks we have been focusing on details in our stories, both illustrations and text.  It has been great to see the kids adding words to their stories.  They get so excited! 

In Reader’s Workshop we have been focusing on the different ways we can read books.  The three ways we have talked about so far are: 1. Looking at the pictures to help us tell the story,    2. Retelling a story we know,   3. Reading the words.  The past week or so we have been expanding on the 3rd way to read.  We have talked about how we can sound out short words or stretch out the longer ones to read.  It is so cool to see the kids get excited when they figure out words.  At the end of both workshops we share what some students have done in their independent time.  The kids get excited, run to me to share and then instantly ask if they can share in front of the entire class.  SO GREAT!  I can already see growth in so many kids.

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