BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUD : Reading Strategy
This back to school read aloud book was perfect to teach Author’s purpose to the students. We usually start off the year with introducing the students to the author’s purpose for writing the book. I used these posters and worksheets to make sure they completely understood the differences between the different purposes.
BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUD : NonFiction Companion Unit
We accompanied a nonfiction activity with the book where students learned all about tigers and then put their learning into writing by completing the mini brochures.
BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUD : Vocabulary
Vocabulary can never be left out when doing a book unit. I usually accompany a few vocabulary activities with any any book that I choose to ue with my students. This includes posters and center activities which help students learn new words in a more meaningful way.
BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUD : Grammar
Since it was the start of school and students are still stuggling with writing their thoughts in complete sentences, we covered All About Sentences using this book. Students learned how students convey a whole idea, begin with a capital sentence, and end with a period.
This anchor chart turned out so cool as students wrote examples of Sentences and Not a Sentence on Post-it notes and added to it.
These worksheets helped the students to further practice their sentence writing skills.
BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUD: Mentor Sentence
BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUD: Intro to Writer’s Workshop
The first week of the school is also very important in setting up the Writer’s Workshop. During the first week, we worked on the rules and routines which help students become good writers.
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