Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Jackie W.

I have been struggling with creating a culture of excitement and a true love of writing within the standards that need to be met during writing.  In Kindergarten we really focus on writing about ourselves so I have turned our journals into true "journals." There are no rules right now.  Use what markers you want.  Don't write on the lines if you don't want to.  Write about whatever you are thinking, feeling, wondering, what you did, etc....  I am using Amelia's Notebook as a mentor text. I am using my personal journal as a model.  We have just started this.  My vision is that eventually they will use these journal the rest of the year to write in.  They will also use them to look back for ideas for writing fiction stories, poetry ideas, etc.  This is a real test for me because I love rules and routine.  BUT..........I really want the kids to consider themselves authors and give them ownership of their writing while making them excited to write.  Hopefully this will evolve the way I envision........I will keep you posted!!!
     

5 comments:

  1. I love that you are using Amelia's Journal as a mentor text. Personal journaling is so authentic and such an amazing outlet. I look forward to hearing about how the kids respond to this!

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  2. I love that you are using Amelia's Journal as a mentor text. Personal journaling is so authentic and such an amazing outlet. I look forward to hearing about how the kids respond to this!

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  3. This is something that second grade math has been talking about so much this year-what if writing isn't exactly what we've always thought it to be?! My perspective really leans towards math, but the mental images and picture explanations are just as valuable to primary learners that my idea of writing has shifted a lot this year. I'm excited to see how it progresses in Kindergarten through your posts!!

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  4. I really like your idea of using journaling to get the kids excited about writing! I think the Amelia Bedelia books are a fantastic way to do this - I remember when I was a kid, I absolutely loved these, and that actually became the reason why I started journaling! It is not only a fun thing to do, but a good outlet for some :) ...like myself!

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  5. I really like your idea of using journaling to get the kids excited about writing! I think the Amelia Bedelia books are a fantastic way to do this - I remember when I was a kid, I absolutely loved these, and that actually became the reason why I started journaling! It is not only a fun thing to do, but a good outlet for some :) ...like myself!

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