Literacy Block

In Fundations, we continue to review letter formation and short vowel sounds. During our literacy block, we are learning how to complete our "Must Dos" and then select a literacy activity from a menu of choices. During this time, I have been meeting with small groups of readers to begin our work as readers. The children have enjoyed sharing their favorite books and reading and discussing our poems of the day. During Writers Workshop, we have been studying how illustrators design covers to invite a reader into a book. Each pair of  students chose a book from our class library and discussed why they thought it was a great cover. After our mini lesson, the students were encouraged to returned to a finished cover and make additions to improve they work. Also, we continue to think about and discuss the quality of our finished books versus the quantity of our finished books.