Today we launched our second Daily 5 round, Work on Writing. We first talked about why it is so important to write every day. Here are a few of the reasons we thought of:
- It is fun!
- It helps us to become better readers and writers.
- We can write about whatever we choose.
- We care about our writing and our readers.
Then we made an I Chart for Work on Writing just like the one we made for Read to Self. Our jobs during Work on Writing will be:
- Stay in one spot
- Get started right away!
- Write the whole time
- Work quietly
- Choice of what to write
- Underline words we are unsure of and move on
- Build our stamina!
After a few students modeled what Work on Writing should and shouldn’t look like we were ready for our first practice. Can you believe how quiet the room is? We were definitely in the writing zone!
Dear Mrs. Watson and K/1/2/3 Class,
One of the greatest pleasures I have is writing and often this requires me to read. I write hundreds or even thousands of words a day whether in a blog comment like this or in stories.
Your Daily 5 round , Work on Writing, is a great reason to spend time writing. Your jobs list for Work on Writing is an excellent guide to a successful day. From the video clip, I can see how hard you had all worked. Well done!
@RossMannell
Teacher (retired), N.S.W., Australia