Readers & Writers Workshops

Routines are quickly becoming established for both Readers and Writers Workshops. Each class begins with a mini lesson providing the children with a springboard upon which they are able to launch new skills and strategies. Each mini lesson builds upon the previous mini lesson allowing the children enough time to experiment and fully understand big ideas that we take for granted. For example; ways to choose a just right book, where is a good place to read, how to keep track of ones reading, rereading for importance, beginning / middle / end of a story, what content should go within each section, how to choose a title for a story, how do you listen to yourself read for revisions, and so many more.
We also spend time discussing what it looks and sounds like in the classroom during these classes. The children like to pretend that visitors from Planet Xargle are going to stop by any minute and they don't want them to get the wrong idea. Read Earthlets: As Explained by Professor Xargle by Jeanne Willis to find out the whole story!