Rainbow Fish Day!

Today we are in Day 4 of my first ventures into KinderLiteracy by Tara West and I have loved it! I wanted to share some of the elements we have done in class and how successful they have been. Thanks Tara! Today we focused on characters in our story Rainbow Fish. We read the book again, which they love and then pulled out each of the characters we met.

Next the students got to pick 2 of their favorite characters to draw on their response sheets. I have loved the connections this curriculum makes with each of my kiddos. There is writing, drawing, discussion, partner sharings, literacy skill instruction, and so much more!

Next my kiddos got to practice their first text to self connection! We talked about what Rainbow Fish learned from the story and my kiddos eagerly shared that he learned to share. We reviewed what sharing looked like in the story and then told them to close their eyes and think of a time that they shared with someone they know. Here's how it all turned out! My Kindercubs did a great job!

I have to say that I am falling in love with the KinderLiteracy set Tara created. I strive to be an amazing and creative teacher like she is. Here is a link to her program if you are interested!

Happy Thursday everyone!

Welcome to our my class and teacher blog. Well, this has been a huge year for us. My husband was accepted to UNC Chapel Hill to complete his doctorate in rhetoric and communications and so the rush began to pack up our lives in Kentucky and move south to North Carolina! After a hectic but exciting couple of months, we moved to Chapel Hill into a new housing complex called Briar Chapel. It is a wonderful community. Within days, we had made close connections and friendships to our neighbors.

What about my teaching? I was blessed to receive an offer at my dream job at Woods Charter School. I made a few tours of the local elementaries when we were house hunting and I knew from the moment I stepped in that Woods was where I wanted to be.