This week my first graders are learning all about
Clifford. They love these books as they
are ones they can read aloud too! To
start off the unit, I wanted to something different and mix it up a little at
the end of the year. So we read a story
and talked about how we were going to brainstorm all the things they knew about
dogs – but we were going to do it using the alphabet! So I gave them each a sheet with all the
letters on it. I then gave them some
time to try and come up with as many words having to do with dogs as they could
and then write them next to the correct letter.
After a chunk of time, I had them work with their table group to see if
they could come up with any more. We
then went over it as a group and listed off a couple words for each
letter. Those that had empty spots could
fill them in at that time. It was so
cool to hear all their ideas! They came
up with so many ideas and words that I had not even thought of! It was a great way to show me what they are
capable of – they exceeded my expectations!
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