Reader's Workshop and "Stars"

Baskets of books are everywhere in our classroom. We will be testing reading levels next week, but we already know the books that are "just right" for us. We are busy working towards Guided Reading groups which will be formed by the end of this week. The children love their reading time. We are exploring characters,how they feel and what they are doing. The settings, where the story is happening, what the season is, what time of day it might be. After reading we have time for discussions about wonderings, what they noticed about the stories. We began our "Star Vocabulary" introduced with the story Goldilocks and The Three Bears. The words we used and learned about were "tempted, gruff and enraged". I heard many use this word and they received a "Star" certificate everytime I noticed they used the new word. What a great way to increase vocabulary! Such a fun way. Next week The Gingerbread Man will bring us some new "Star" words. I can't wait to find out what they are!!

PS Ipod Shuffles are coming to our room soon!!!