Kindergarten Writing at It's Best

I've been learning about a different way to approach teaching writing...mostly for 3rd grade and higher. (There is a primary grade version, but I haven't had a chance to research it much.) It is all about studying a certain style or genre of writing and then producing a piece of writing that could fit within the group of texts that were studied. I haven't mentioned it at home. But I came across this picture in the playroom that J had done on his own.

One of his favorite books is Actual Size by Steve Jenkins. In this book the author includes different animals and shows the "actual size" of either the whole animal or a specific feature of that animal. It really is a pretty cool book. J decided to make a page of his own that might fit nicely in that type of text. He drew the "actual size" of a gingerbread man and labeled it accordingly.




In January, we decided it might be a good idea to get in a little extra writing practice at home. To choose the topic, J looked through a selection of pictures...events from his recent life. He chose to write about going to the Frio River last summer. As you will see, he enjoys illustrating much more than writing.



"I went to the river."




I tried to catch minnows."