Back on Task!

This week our students were back into the swing of things and getting down to work. Here they are working in groups to create a circle map of ideas. They were writing about what they would do if they were principal of the school for a day. Ideas were abundant and included everything from all day recess to serving ice cream for lunch!

Working in groups allows students to build interpersonal skills. It helps English Language Learners to build language fluency... plus it's just plain fun and gets everyone engaged! These circle maps were used throughout the week to write stories about being in charge for a day.

Before starting this writing topic we read a story called Bea and Mr. Jones in which a Kindergartener goes to work at her dad's job and he joins her Kindergarten class. This would be a great story to pick up at the public library or our school library!