Serious Readers

We started our day by drawing ourselves walking the wire with Philippe Petit on the Morning Message.

Anderson made a throwing star by following printed directions (literacy in action!):

...And we had a fabulous Reading Workshop time.  We talked about why we read a lot in first grade.  Room 408 said we could get smarter, we could learn new words, we could read better when we're an adult, and it helps us learn to talk.  We discussed what the students' job is, as well as what the teacher's job is.  Here we are getting smarter by reading!


What have you been reading?