During our Reader's Workshop one of the students had an "Aha!" moment. He excitedly related to us that he could read his story better today than he could yesterday. The rereading we have been talking about hit home for him and you could feel the pride oozing out of him.
We used two dice to play an adding/subtracting game today. The kids loved rolling the dice and then doing what the symbols ad numbers told them to do. Everyone decided working with a buddy would be more fun, so they had to determine how to take turns and play together.
Finally, in Writer's Workshop, another student spontaneously began reading to another child sitting close by. As we were sharing our work I asked her why she did that. Her response was, "I wanted to see if what I wrote made sense." Everything we have been working on this year in kindergarten is coming full circle. Your children have learned to employ several strategies in reading, math, and writing. What a thrill it is to watch them take off!
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