week 4 Strategic literacy

Y- At the beginning of the year my Pre-K & K class begin by making a class book. I choose a topic such as Getting Ready for School. The students draw pictures and I write 1-2 sentences that they dictate at the bottom of their picture. Other times we read a book such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See, or Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.We then use that format to make our own book. I leave the books out for the students to read in the reading centers. I always model the writing process on the board or on chart paper. I help students that need help writing, but encourage all the students to write their own words. In the writing center, I have dry erase boards, small chalk boards, colored pencils, crayons, pens, pencils, lined and unlined paper. The children draw a picture and write about it. Students that wish to share their writing with the class may do so.