Students
at St. Michael’s School follow the Reading and Writing Workshop model for
English Language Arts instruction. They read books at their “just right”
reading level and then write about what they have read. Second Graders recently
created “flip books,” in which they wrote about and illustrated the characters,
setting, main idea, and ending of their book. Then they were challenged to
write a persuasive letter to a student in the other class, encouraging him or
her to read the book. The students’ letters included strong adjectives,
"juicy" words, and "pop" words. As a culminating activity,
students in 2A and 2B addressed envelopes and hand-delivered letters to share
these reading experiences.
Liz West – 2A teacher
Kathy Gamp – 2B teacher
