Thursday, November 14, 2013

Patterns

We have been working on patterns this week in math.  

We read I See Patterns and sang The Pattern Song.   



We are creating a Pattern Anchor Chart.


I provided lots of manipulatives to make patterns.   

  

They made patterns!

Book Parts

I know it's been a while!  Been bust teaching and living life.
We do Writer's workshop with the kiddos.  I have been trying to get across exactly what they need to add to their books!  I decided to have them add pieces to a book.

                                                            We started with a blank book.


We did the cover first. we discussed what our cover needed.  First we added a title.



Then we decided we needed a picture.  

Last thing for the cover was an author!  

Our cover was completed, now we moved on the inside.  We decided each page needed a picture and words and the words and picture needed to match. 

I hope the idea sinks in.  I have noticed more "words" in their books this week!  Only time will tell!  I plan to revisit this idea later stressing that stories have a beginning, middle and end.