Listening to Reading and Wetlands

Hi all,
Last week the class learned about Listen to Reading as a daily 5 choice. They are able to use the computers, leap pads, and/or tape player to listen to stories read aloud. Engagement in this activity helps a reader hear good fluency so that they are able to perfect their own skills as a reader.
We've also been adding more strategies to our menu. The most recent strategies are Make Connections and Reread Text. Ask your child to tell you about how to make text to self, text to text, and text to world connections. By connecting a text to something else, it activates background knowledge and helps deepen the understanding of a text.
The class has been "diving" into learning about wetlands. They have learned the meaning of the words wetland and ecology. This Thursday the class will participate in a Science-to-Go Ecosystems lab. Thanks PTA for making this lab possible! Next Tuesday the class will work with Mrs. Svore on a wetland art project and then on Wednesday we head to Lake Sammamish State Park for our wetland field trip. Science enthusiasm is easy to see in room 302!