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- Parental involvement!
-Community involvement!
-So NO to colorblindness

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Students engage in academic conversation, only by writing to each other.

Weekly journal writing with other
peers and even the teacher.

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Giving my students to proper amount of time to learn how to be a great writer without the constructions of being a 'perfect' writer.

Examples of mentor texts
-  All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan
- Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni
- The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
- In November by Cynthia Rylant
- Up North in the Cabin by Marsha Chall

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A Day in the Life of Our Writing Workshop

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Describes a day in our first grade writers workshop.

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I will observe my students to learn what makes them so special. I will learn how they write, how they read, and how they interact with each other to give them the tools they need to succeed.

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I will teach my students that writing an informational piece can be creative and fun! It can be informational without being boring. The students can add their personality into their writing!
Examples: Interview with a Coho Salmon

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1.) Give students a checklist of thinks to look for during their editing stage.

2.) If a child is stuck on how to spell a word, write it for them on a sticky note.

3.) Keep anecdotal and mental notes on how the student is doing during their writing.

4.) It's about the process of writing, not exactly about the finished product. We need to encourage students to free-write.

5.) If students struggle with the focus of their writing we can remind them to ask themselves this question, " What 's the thing I really want to say about my subject to my readers?".

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Read between the lines & Seeing a movie in your head

Fletcher textbook: teaches us how to teach our students to use their 5 senses when writing.

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Sometimes just listening to a book is good for the soul. Book Shares expose kids to a variety of well rounded, rich books.

Here are some Chapter books to be read aloud to 1st graders.
- Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant
- Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
- Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane Bauer
- Detective Gordan: First Case by Ulf Nilsson
- McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales by Sid Fleischman
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When you've curated over 100 book lists, there is bound to be some overlap. Although some of these books may appear on other lists, I have purposefully not included books on my two most popular lists, Read Aloud books for 4-6 year olds and Chapter Books for 3 year olds and Preschoolers. If you are looking for first grade read aloud books, please visit those lists, too! They contain my number one recommendation for a first chapter book read aloud.

The following titles are books that either I have read to my 1st grader this past year, or that his first grade teachers have read aloud in class. We have read others, too, but since I try to find books my 10 year old will also enjoy, I've included only the ones I think were particularly suited to my 6 year old. There is a wide range of subjects here, from mysteries, to realistic fiction, friendship stories, humor and fantasy. (Note: covers and titles are affiliate links.)

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Gooseberry Park. My son's teachers read this to the class and my 6 year old loved it so much he wanted me to read it at home.So of course I did! This charming story follows the adventures of a bat with a taste for junk food, a kind dog and a wise hermit crab as they try to save their friend Stumpy the Squirrel and her new babies. Recently we also read the sequel, Gooseberry Park and the Master Plan, and enjoyed it just as much. If you haven't read any of the books on this first grade read aloud list, start with this one.

Ginger Pye is also a very recent favorite of ours. My son loved this classic book about a boy who saves up for a puppy ( one whole dollar!). Once Ginger Pye is part of the family, he mysteriously disappears and the kids are convinced he's been stolen. The whole neighborhood gets in on the action to look for him. A classic, heartwarming tale.

Little Dog, Lost. I recently included this book in my list of chapter books in verse. A novel written in verse may not be high on your read aloud agenda, but I encourage you to try this one. Little Dog, Lost is an utterly charming story. Three plot points: a boy who needs a dog, a dog who needs an owner and a neighbor who needs a friends come together in an extremely satisfying story. For me, the cadence of the free verse made this book easier to read aloud than prose. The story is heartfelt and engaging while still providing kids ( and parents!) the opportunity to contemplate and discuss ideas like the importance of community and companionship. I read it aloud to my 6 and 10 year olds and we all throughly enjoyed it.

McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales.These humorous tales can be read as stand alone stories so they are perfect for kids who may not have the attention span for longer novels, or who don't like the idea of pausing the action at the end of a chapter. These quite hilarious tales feature McBroom and his 11 children, bamboozles, tricksters and lots of wit and wisdom.

This very popular duo star in an early chapter book series for young readers but the books also make great short chapter book read alouds for the first grade set. Ivy and Bean become fast friends, despite their differences and their intrepid spirits take the readers on all sorts of amusing adventures from trying to find dinosaur fossils in the backyard to getting through the dreaded ballet recital very, um, creatively. Sophie Blackall's black and white illustrations are just as good as the writing. Simply wonderful.

Bobby the Brave (Sometimes). I first wrote about this in my list of multicultural early chapter books. I brought it home from the library and started reading it aloud to my younger son. My older son started listening in, even though he had already read it so that's a good recommendation for you! Bobby Ellis-Chan struggles the fact that he is not interested in football even though his dad is a retired professional. "The Freezer", as his dad is known, is now a stay-at-home dad and while the siblings have their usual back-and-forths, it is a functional, loving family. Bobby's family is bi-racial and his friends come from different ethnic backgrounds but it is not a focus of the book at all. In fact, I couldn't help thinking it reflected my own sons' diverse classrooms. This is a funny, charming book with non-stock characters and I'm looking forward to reading more books in the series.

The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case. Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency book series for grown-ups solved her very first case in Botswana when she was just a girl. When her friends' lunchtime treats go missing Precious is on the job and when she discovers the surprising thief a nice chuckle is had by all. This book is nice way of exposing young readers to other cultures and includes a reading guide, glossary, activity ideas and even a recipe! My son loved figuring out the clever and amusing mystery.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car. My son loved this book, too. Do not judge a book by its movie! This humorous tale by the author of James Bond is great fun. The crazy Pott family purchases a car that can fly as well at catch criminals. ( Don't bother watching the movie! Ugh.)
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When you've curated over 100 book lists, there is bound to be some overlap. Although some of these books may appear on other lists, I have purposefully not included books on my two most popular lists, Read Aloud books for 4-6 year olds and Chapter Books for 3 year olds and Preschoolers.