Hello!
Most of us are getting reading to begin our first full week of school. I'm very excited to try new research-based strategies for literacy in the classroom. I also plan to teach my student how to crochet again and to incorporate that into our literacy block. It was a great success last year and their assessment scores reflect their growth as readers.
In October we will begin our preparations for NaNoWriMo which will begin on November 1. This year I'm teaching 3rd grade so our daily word count will probably be less than the 250 words for my 4th graders. NaNoWriMo is an excellent project for young writers to build their confidence putting words on paper. As a writer, I know how daunting that blank sheet of paper can be. With NaNoWriMo, there is no right or wrong and it's pure imagination at its best. After the first week the students beg to have more NaNoWriMo time in the day!
I know Sleepy Bear is also excited to start-up his book club again for boys and girls. Moosey-Moose has had a fun-filled summer but that was mostly because he skipped out on doing his chores and left Sleepy Bear to do all the work. My students are already reading and responding to both Sleepy Bear and Moosey-Moose. You can do the same by clicking on the links in my list of websites.
I hope everyone has a fantastic year reading and writing.
Kathleen
