This week we focused on making inferences and being sure that we were using evidence from the text to support our thinking! Did you know that in Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, you never get to see the Once-ler??? We went back into the text and used the words and the pictures the author provided to help us get some clues about what the Once-ler looked like. We then talked about our schema - we know that the Once-ler is old at the end of the story. Students explored their schema, thinking about some characteristics that old people might have and came up with beards, wrinkles, and gray hair (also dirty teeth?). Students combined their schema with the text details to create their own illustration of what the Once-ler looked like. This was a great opportunity for students to see that different readers make different inferences and all of our inferences can be "right" as long as they are supported by the story. Check out some of our Once-lers!
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Mrs. McGrane
I love teaching kindergarten literacy at STEM! It is amazing to be a part of the reading and writing growth of a kindergarten student. You get to see kids move from knowing some letters and sounds to being enthusiastic readers and young authors. Archives
March 2016
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