In Reading, we are focussing on understanding what we are reading through a variety of strategies. One of those strategies is by retelling. We have read many stories and looked at what most stories have in common: a beginning where we meet our critical characters and setting, a middle where we are introduced to the problem, and the end where the problem is solved.
We have been retelling with more and more detail and eventually this will lead to us using these elements for our own storytelling. Over the last two days, we have been dissecting the story: The Mitten by Jan Brett. We practiced retelling the story using ordinal numbers (first the mole went into the mitten, second...). Today we practiced retelling the story by acting it out. This was a great way for students to practice retelling the story with the help of their peers to ensure they got all the key parts.
Coming up:
Field trip forms and report card envelopes tomorrow
Denise Miller: Swansong Storytelling - Tuesday
Glenbow Field Trip - Wednesday
