3 is the magic number!

Everything in first grade works better with a little magic thrown in! This week we have been learning about the 3 parts of a story (beginning, middle, and end) as well as the 3 parts of a sentence (capital letter, spaces between words, and end punctuation). When conferring in Writers Workshop the children are questioned as to whether or not they have all of these elements. During writers share the listeners can comment or question a piece of writing that has outstanding elements or perhaps has something missing. They are really beginning to listen to their own words as well as others with a critical ear.
Yesterday we managed to stay clean for our pictures as well as learned how best to wash our hands from a visit to Germ City.