Tuesday, May 15, 2012

We Are Published Authors and Illustrators!

My kindergarten students have just completed publishing their stories that they wrote in Writer's Workshop about a personal experience. We used iPads and the Story Kit app to publish the stories. Even though a published story is typically edited and corrected for all mistakes, I have chosen to validate my students' hard work by only editing and correcting the specific skills that each student has been practicing. My students will still be able to read their writing and many of you will be able to read it too because they have made tremendous progress on their writing skills. Enjoy these amazing kindergarten authors and illustrators! We welcome comments from anyone that is visiting our blog. Here are the stories: Published Stories from Writer's Workshop

Kindergarten 101: What Students Need To Know

It's unbelievable but we are almost finished with another year of kindergarten! What advice would you give to a new kindergartener?

Friday, May 4, 2012

The Olympic Circle of Games

Next Friday, we will represent China at our school's Olympic Circle of Games. We are learning interesting facts about China. Can you do some extra research on China or learn about a Chinese athlete? Please let us know what you learn.
Here is a website to get you started: Time for Kids: China