A Neat Thing Happened Today...

We were having our sharing time at the carpet. I had invited one student to read his writing to the class, and he agreed. This boy had been working hard to make some fixes to his work. When he read it to me out loud he had to stop and think - there were some words missing, so he added them in so it made sense.

After he read his piece, the students were asked, "What did you hear him read, and what do you see?"

Immediately the boy realized that his picture needed to have some changes made. Then another student asked, "What kind of toys does the animal play with?"

He very seriously explained what he meant, and the whole class listened respectfully.

What is neat about this is how quickly the student took ownership for his work, and how willing and ready he was to make it better. I believe that all of our students want their writing to be as good as possible, as long as they can find their topic meaningful to them, and provided that they have enough time and help to fix it up.

We really can't expect students to jump in and write perfectly on the first try. But with time, they will get the hang of it!

If you come into our room on Meet the Teacher Day (September 16), you will be able to look at all the writing we've done.

Mr. Brown