Well we officially wrapped up our California facts and symbols project today. It was a BIG one! I am so proud of the students' hard work. It was our first attempt at writing a paragraph and they did so well!
To start out we did some close reading of an informational text passage all about California. Then the students went back and reread in order to answer questions about our state. Our goal was to answer each question with a complete sentence. Those little finger muscles got quite a work out that's for sure!
Next we used QR codes to lead us to internet resources on California's state symbols. The students conducted their researched in pairs.
Later, we took all the information we gathered to create these spectacular posters about California.
Once the kiddos became experts on California we took all the information they knew and wrote our very first paragraph! Let me just say, this was no easy feat! I put my game face on, and strapped on my roller skates to zoom around the room, and with each sentence things got smoother and smoother. Today we started our second paragraph all about the pumpkin patch and praise the Lord and pass the mashed potatoes because our writing time was like 100 times easier. They are getting it!!!! #happyteacher Here we are doing some peer editing, because there needs to be like 22 of me during writing time. #justsayin
The dot stickers are a visual (and fun) way to mark each part of the paragraph: hook, topic sentence, detail sentences, and conclusion.
To wrap everything up, and make our writing purposeful, our sweet second graders got to share their projects with a 4th grade student today. They were all kinds of nervous, but felt so proud and happy after they did it. Growth happens when we step out of our comfort zone my friends!
Way to go my little writers! I'm so proud of you! WRITE ON!
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