We read the book, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, during reading and writing workshop this week. Our focus was learning about where the story took place, or the setting. We discovered that this story took place in the habitat that we have been studying this month, the forest! After reading it together, we used picture cards to retell the story, step by step. After retelling the story, we created an illustration of the setting. The students have been learning about what good illustrators do and how to create a more interesting picture by adding details, colors and words. They participated in their first Author’s Chair experience. Author’s chair is a chance for students to share their work with the class. They did an amazing job. We have quite a few budding illustrators!
We will be focusing on retelling for the remainder of the month, during our reading workshops. This is a great thing to do with your child after reading each day. A simple retell (or what happened at the beginning, middle and end) of the story, helps build comprehension and teaches our children to become active readers.
Children become readers on the laps of their parents!
