Writing

For writing, I was able to use the __Being A Writer__ 2nd grade program. This program includes 4 lessons per week built around a picture or trade book, giving the students ideas for their writing. The program also includes fun activities to give the students ideas for writing, including: choosing a spot on the playground and writing exactly what the student sees, taking a field trip around the school and writing about what they see, writing about their favorite holiday, making up a silly story about a holiday or themselves. Also included, were methods or prewriting, including making a list and talking to a partner. I supplemented these prewriting strategies with drawing a picture and creating a web. These two strategies helped students who struggled to get started writing and also helped the students to organize their writing. Through this program and my supplements, the students really enjoyed writing and began asking for more writing time. Every kind of learner had their needs met and every student felt like they had strategies and ideas that fit them.