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As part of our reading studies, students will be studying the different genres of literature. Each month the class will learn
about the elements or characteristics of a genre then read a novel which fits that catagory as part of their independent reading.
To culminate the month's study, students will be completing a different book project to go with the novel they have read.
Each student shares his or her project with the class (much like a booktalk) which helps us to add to our list of books we
would like to read in our reader's notebooks. Students also complete a reflection sheet which they can place in the memory
binders for the year.
A big thanks to Mrs. Heather Renz at Tom McCalls Elementary in Redmond, Oregon for sharing these great project ideas with
us! To learn more about the projects be sure to visit her site.
September Project: Memory Bag September saw us reading from the realistic fiction genre.
Some of the title students chose for the month included: The Blind Colt, Dork on the Run, Coyote Autumn,
Three Days, and Ramona Forver. Students put together a bag of items to represent their story, which they
then shared with the class.
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October Book Project: Skeleton Map October was a month of mystery as we investigated such stories
as Mrs. Jeeper's Cave, Nate the Great and the Lost List, Sammy Keys and the Run Away Elf, Skinny Dipping
in Monster Lake, and many other super sleuths. To hold with a spooky theme, students built a skeleton map to share
the mystery of their novel.
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November Book Project: Box It November was a month of laughs as we impersed ourselves
in humorous fiction. Students read such stories as Wayside School is Falling Down, The Kid Who Ran for President,
Esio Trot, Lucy Rose Here's the Thing About Me, along with many other fun loving characters. Students completed
Box It, sharing the details and plot of their stories much like the cereal box panels share important information about its
content.
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December Reading Project: Reader's
Theater
In December students were given free choice of genre.
We worked on 3 Christmas reader's theater productions: Arthur's Christmas, Red-Headed Robbie's Christmas
and The Best Christmas Pagent Ever. The practice with repeatedly rereading our parts helped us work on being
more expressive and fluent with our reading. Our families were invited to the classroom to enjoy the show.
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| Red-Headed Robbie's Christmas |
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January Project: Character Traits
Posters
For the month of January we focused on books which have won
or were honor by the Newberry Award. While reading these books, students took a closer look characters. We
learned that some characters are static, meaning that they really don't change throughout the story, and that others are dynamic,
changing in some way as the story unfolded. Some of the stories students enjoyed were: Sarah, Plain and Tall,The
Whipping Boy, The Eygpt Game, Holes, The Hundred Penny Box , Sounder and On My Honor.
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February Book Project: Biography Folders February found us exploring the world of many interesting
people as we took another look at nonfiction. This month we focused on reading biographies and autobiographies.
Students read about such famous individuals as John F. Kennedy, Ben Franklin, Jeff Gordan, Lance Armstrong, Martin
Luther King, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pocahantas, Carly Phillips and many other fascinating people who have made a difference in
our world. Students created a file folder display of the information they learned about their individual, a biocube,
along with a pipe cleaner model. We had a great time learning about these extrordinary people.
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March Book Project: Historical Fiction
Flipbooks
Poetry
Despite the rocky start to the month of March, students were
very industrious. We combined reading with English this month to explore the genre of poetry. Students looked
at various examples then wrote some poetry of their very own. We definitely have some budding poets in our classroom!
Students also looked at the historical fiction genre as we studied more about
the Southeast regions history. We read the novel Freedom Crossing and completed a flipbook based on the literature
elements we found. Students also took a turn becoming a character from the novel as they wrote a diary entry summarizing
each days' events.
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