I'm trying to teach writing using the Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop model this year, and I'm LOVING it! Writing has always been one of the most difficult things for me to teach. I have a long way to go, but I'm already seeing results with the kids. Today I had a conference with a little boy, and just as I was about to move on to the next kid, he said...
"Miss Reed, sometimes, you know what I do? When I'm writing, I have to go back and read what I already wrote so that I don't forget what I want to say next." And then he proceeded to do just that.
AHH! You rock, my little writer! They're learning the language and they're using the skills. This little guy's working on a true small moment story about one time when a bear came into his grandma's backyard and knocked down the bird feeder.
Then, at the end of Workshop during the Teaching Share, another little boy said, "Miss Reed, today I imagined." He looked at me expectantly because he knew I'd be proud, so I said, "You mean you closed your eyes and imagined everything that happened in that moment so that you could add more details to your story?" "Yeah." Big smile and he skipped off for lunch. I love when what I'm doing actually gets through to them!
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Wow...that's why I always say that if I could pick a teacher for when I have kids, I would pick you!
hey, congratulations! it's awesome that you have such smart little kiddos! i really enjoy reading about them!
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