This week, we are talking about non-fiction books during both\u00a0Writer’s and Reader’s workshop. Our friends have loved discovering the wide range of non-fiction books in our class library, especially those\u00a0about 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\u00a0question\u00a0about 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\u00a0have been\u00a0very\u00a0motivated 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!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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