We have worked on a narrative writing unit for several weeks. During our writer's workshop, we work on many skills. I always tell the kids to check their sentences for "COPS" which stands for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, and Spelling. It is just a quick reminder to check for those important parts of a sentence. We worked on writing "small seed stories" instead of "watermelon stories." For example, if a child goes to Disneyworld they want to write about their whole trip (the watermelon) which could take a very long time. We tell them to focus in on one small detail (the seed) and really go into depth on that topic. This is a hard concept for many 6 and 7 year olds but they have done a great job! They chose one story they worked on throughout the unit and we took it through the publishing process. They are so proud of their work. I used an app on the ipad called Adobe Voice to let each child record their story for you. It is taking a little while to get through the class. If your child's story is not yet on the blog, it will be in the next few days. Enjoy! (Click on the a link below to hear each story).
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Playdate With Sophia-by Ellie
Great
Wolf Lodge-by Delaney
My
Beach Vacation-By Jude
Playing
With Hudson-by Mikayla
Pokemon-by Freddy
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Fun Zoo-by Annabelle
