KC

Over last semester we have been focusing on writing fictional narratives. Using the First Steps Gradual Release of Responsibility, over time the children have become familiar with and analyzed a wide range of narrative fictions. They have co-authored fictional narratives and with guidance, have written their own narratives. We have spent much time discussing where [...]

As part of our unit of inquiry into Where We Are in Place and Time, KC have partnered up with a Kindergarten class in Canada as part of a project called Kindergarten Around the World. Michelle, our buddy class’s teacher, and I have been emailing each other to plan how the project might unfold. Michelle’s [...]

The children have been reflecting on their writing development. Individually, they looked through their writing books, comparing their writing at the beginning of the year and their writing now. Then they worked with their writing partner, looking together at each other’s writing, noticing how the writing had improved. Finally, we met as a whole group [...]

Today there is no school because Typhoon 15 looks like it will pass though Yokohama and Tokyo. It is VERY wet where I live! I wonder what the weather is like where you are? Even though we are all in different places, and not in our classroom, we can use the blog to continue with [...]

We wondered where writers get their ideas. We had a discussion. I recorded the children’s comments and put them on wallwisher. Use the scroll bars at the side and along the bottom to view all the wall posts. You can add your thoughts to our wall by clicking on the pink “post a sticky” tab [...]

We have been introducing the children to a new form of writing; narrative text form. I wanted to find out what the children already knew, so I asked them what they thought a narrative was. We had a discussion, and I discovered that many of the children were already very knowledgeable. Narratives: Are stories Are [...]

As the children work on updating their portfolios, they have been reflecting on how they have changed over the three months they have been in Kindergarten.  The children looked at photographs that recorded them writing with a variety of materials and for a variety of purposes and audiences. KC writing monsters on PhotoPeach The children [...]