Hello Lovely Core 2 Families, Today was the beginning of Spring Student Led Conferences, and we have gotten off to a great start! I am continually impressed with how much progress all of the students have made since the beginning of the year, but I am especially excited to hear them so eloquently share all of the things we have been learning about. The level of confidence and knowledge has definitely skyrocketed! I wanted to take a minute to share some of the writing strategies that I have been using in class, specifically with regards to editing. I am really trying to build a love of writing in the students, and for this reason, we do not edit every single thing that we write. This means that there are times when we write and I do not tell them how to spell words, and we do not edit or write a final draft. This is done to build their confidence in their own ability to write, and not make them feel like they always have to make their writing “perfect.” We also do writing projects where the student is expected to write and then edit their own writing. This is also done to help them build confidence in their own ability to write, and not rely on an adult to tell them what they have done right or wrong. I have found that they really like having a checklist so that they can work on this step independently. Here is the Editing Checklist that we use in class: The students are very comfortable using this checklist, so you might find that it is a productive thing to use at home as well. You can also experiment with creating one with your child that targets the specific skills that they are working on, as these can be a bit different for each kid. Sometimes we even create editing checklists that are for specific projects, such as this one, that we made for our insect fact page: They really like to have some say in what goes into the checklist as it feels more like their decision, and less like a list of rules that you are imposing on them.
I would recommend trying this out, especially if you have been struggling to figure out how to edit happily at home. Let me know how it goes! Announcements: Hair Cut-a-thon to Support DVIA! Sun, 3/23 | 10am-2pm @ True Beauty Parlor in Redondo Beach | 1503 Aviation Blvd: True Beauty Parlor is generously donating 100% of all proceeds from this event to DVIA! Cuts or Blowdries: $20 (or $30 for a cut & dry). Kids cuts are $15. Make an appointment on Sign-Up Genius or just walk in. We also need volunteers to bake goodies, check people in and run the bake sale. Please use this link to volunteer. Please share this information with everybody you know! Spirit Day & Pizza Lunch: Thurs, 3/27 & Fri, 3/28 Comments are closed.
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