Genre Units

During this year your child will participate in a year long genre inquiry unit. We began the year with the first piece of this unit: Fiction vs. Nonfiction. We learned the basics of both and created definitions for for types of text. 

This unit will also focus on academic language and vocabulary , so when your child is reading ask questions using words like setting, character, plot, and theme.

We wrapped up the first mini unit with an assessment to demonstrate a basic understanding of fiction and nonfiction. Students were given a wide variety of texts and asked to find and record 5 fiction books and 5 nonfiction books.

Students sort through leveled books and find fiction and nonfiction.

Students were able to use the readers notebooks we have been creating. These notebooks will be a source of information for the whole year.

Mustache Party!!!

In celebration of completing 3 weeks of school we had a little bit of fun and had a Mustache Party! We wore mustaches, ate Popsicles, and acted goofy! Check it out: