As you may already have heard, the new Common Core standards emphasize informational text. It's never too early to start getting used to reading nonfiction books. In fact, several first graders at Garden City asked me earlier in the year to get more nonfiction for their section, because they prefer facts to stories. I've been working on it and welcome any donations!
In class recently, first grade students reviewed how to use a table of contents. They all received a book about bugs and then found the chapter that described how their bugs look. They drew a picture of their bug and wrote down at least one fact. Here is some of their work:
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| D. quite enjoyed sharing some "interesting" beetle facts with the rest of us! |
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