4 Corners in Morning Meeting and Partner Work in Writers' Workshop

 We are in the activity portion of
Morning Meeting-- Ms. Buehler, our Reading Specialist, was able to
join us. The kids went to the corner that had the color they liked best. Once they got to their corner, they discussed why that color appealed to them.

 Each group shared their reasons.

Building community is why we meet. Enjoying each other and getting to know each other better comes
from sharing with each other. The kids found the two prompts very interesting and were glad to learn
more information about each other. When they feel comfortable, our discussions go deeper, their questions are of higher order, and they become very invested in the learning--no matter what we are doing!

 These students are sharing the rough drafts of their narrative writing in Writers' Workshop. They are learning the required parts as we delve into each. They learned about criteria. And RAFTS. And rubrics. And really listening. And how to revise-- redo--and like it because they see their communication in writing get better.

We have had 8 really full days. And, it is going very well. I am proud of their effort.