Reading Strategies

Dear Class,
You have been learning about how to use reading strategies to improve your reading skills and comprehension. As we know, reading is thinking! Reading is more enjoyable when you can connect to what you are reading and think about how your reading relates to what you already know. 
Please tell us about the reading strategies you use when you are reading and why you like them. Can you give an example of a reading strategy you used in your reading recently? Be sure to write four to five complete sentences with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

Hi Class!

This week you watched the movie American Heritage: Native Americans. The movie is posted if you would like to watch any part again. Please try to share at least three sentences of wonders, wows and new learning. What region are you most interested in studying?

Tell Me All About It!

Dear Girls and Boys,
I know you've been working hard at school. What is your favorite project right now? You can tell me about something you are working on in our class (like what you are working on in writing workshop, reading workshop, or math groups) or something in music, art, science or even PE! I want to know what you are excited about and why! Please add details. I look forward to reading your posts! 
Love,
Mrs. Kottler

What are you reading?

Dear Girls and Boys,
I miss you! I cannot wait to read about what you are reading at school or home! I hope you are selecting a wide variety of genres and enjoying your reading.What is in your book bin?  Please write a few sentences to me about what you are reading now and what you might read next. You may find a great book recommendation by reading your classmates' responses! Happy Reading!
Love, Mrs. Kottler

Read Aloud Reflection

 

Hi boys and girls! I cannot wait to hear your thoughts about
our class read aloud, How to Steal a Dog, by Barbara O'Connor.
Mrs. Dewhurst tells me that you just read the part where Georgina makes her "how to steal a dog" plan come true. She steals Willy and leaves him on the old porch!
Georgina's family is in a tough situation. She is trying to help. What do you think about her decision to steal a dog in order to help her family? Is she right, wrong or both? Please write a few sentences about your thinking. Georgina chooses not to tell her friends or teachers about her situation. Who would you talk to if you had a tough decision to make?

Welcome to our Blog!

Dear third graders,
Welcome to our class blog! This is a place to discuss and think critically about our experiences in school. We have begun math groups, reading workshop and writing workshop. What is your favorite 3rd grade experience in our classroom so far?  What are you looking forward to?  Please write four or five complete sentences and check for capitalization and punctuation. 

Sign in Practice

Welcome to our blog!  Write two or three complete sentences about what you did this summer.  Check for correct capitalization and punctuation.