SHARED (interactive) WRITING
Shared Writing: Class Books
| September | October | November | December | January |
| Our Names | Pumpkins Tall | The Turkey Hid | I Would Run From... | In Winter |
| v | We Like | My Family | Our Tree/Snowman | We Like to Read |
| v | Favorite Colors | Yuck Soup | Stop! | v |
| v |
We Went Walking |
I Am | I Ran Away | v |
| v | v | Can You? | v | v |
| February | March | April | May | Other |
| We Love | The Star's Visit |
At the Pond |
It Followed Me To... | M, My Name is Meacham |
| Teddy Bear Picnic | The Sun Sets | Milk Mustaches | We Make Pizza | Our Telephone Book |
| Teddy Bear Sleepover | Our Trip to the Moon | Who Took the Farmer's Hat |
Mrs. Meacham Hangs up Her Class |
ABC Animals |
| What Color is Your Bear? | Apples up on Top | Mud, Mud, We Like Mud | I See, Smell, Taste, Hear, & Touch | Farm Animal Facts |
| How Tall Is Your Bear? | v | Farm Animal Facts | v | |
Our Names
Predictable Sentence: My name is ______________.
Literature Tie-In: Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
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2006 - 2007:
We Went Walking
Predictable Sentence: We went walking. What did you see? We saw _____________.
Literature Tie-In: We Went Walking by Sue Williams
2005 - 2006:
Pumpkins Tall
Predictable Sentence: I am ___ pumpkins tall.
Literature Tie-In: The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons, Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
2005 - 2006:
I Like
Predictable Sentence: I like __________.
Literature Tie-In: What We Like by Ann Rockwell, I Like Me by Nancy Carlson, What I Like by Peter Sloan
2005 - 2006:
2006 - 2007:
We Like Colors
Predictable Sentence: I like the color _________.
Literature Tie-In: Red is Best by Kathy Stinson, I Like Colors by Barbara Jean Hicks, Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
2005 - 2006:
Predictable Sentence: Can You _________________?
My Family
Predictable Sentence: My family likes to ______________.
I Am
Predictable Sentence: I am ______________.
Literature Tie-In: Seeing, Saying, Doing, Playing: A Big Book of Action Words by Taro Gomi
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After learning about the suffix "ing" students create a predictable chart sharing what they are doing (word that ends with "ing").
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Read the book S for wonderful "ing" word ideas before creating the predictable chart.
The Turkey Hid
Predictable Sentence: The turkey hid ____________________.
Literature Tie-In: Five Fat Turkeys
2005 - 2006:
2006 - 2007:
Yuck Soup
Predictable Sentence: In go some ________.
Literature Tie-In: Yuck Soup by Joy Cowley
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Text Page [.doc]
Predictable Sentence: "Stop," said __________________.
Literature Tie-In: Read as many gingerbread man story versions as possible.
2003 - 2004:
2006 - 2007:
Our Tree or Our Snowman
Predictable Sentence: Put some _____ on it.
Literature Tie-In: A Monster Sandwich by Joy Cowley
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"Act Out" the class book - - be sure to take pictures for EACH page
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If you have children in your classroom who do not celebrate Christmas, create an "Our Snowman" book
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If you are not able to decorate Christmas trees at your school, create an "Our Snowman" book
2005 - 2006:
2006 - 2007:
Thank you to my good friend and teaching colleague, Laurie A, for the snowman supplies!
I Ran From...
Predictable Sentence: Run, Run! As fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread man! "I ran from _______."
Literature Tie-In: a variety of gingerbread man/boy/baby/cookie books
2005 - 2006:
2006 - 2007:
I Would Run From
Predictable Sentence: I would run from _________________.
Literature Tie-In: a variety of gingerbread man/boy/baby/cookie books
2005 - 2006:
2006 - 2007:
We Like to Read
Predictable Sentence: _____ likes to read.
2006 - 2007:
We Like to Read
Predictable Sentence: In winter, I ___________________________.
2006 - 2007:
We Love
Predictable Sentence: I love __________________________.
Literature Tie-In: Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam McBratney, Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, I Love Bugs by P. Sturges
2006 - 2007:
What Color is your Teddy Bear?
Predictable Sentence: My bear is ________.
2006 - 2007:
How Tall is your Teddy Bear?
Predictable Sentence: My bear is ____ cubes long.
2006 - 2007:
A Teddy Bear Picnic
Predictable Sentence: My bear likes to eat _______.
2006 - 2007:
The Teddy Bear Sleepover
Predictable Sentence: My bear __________.
2006 - 2007:
Ten Apples up on Top
Predictable Sentence: ____ has ___ apples up on top.
Literature Tie-In: Ten Apples Up On Top by Seuss
2005 - 2006:
The Star's Visit
Predictable Sentence: The star came to _____________________.
Literature Tie-In: The Stars' Trip to Earth by Morag Crawford, et. al.
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Text Page [.doc] [.pdf]
2005 - 2006:
2006 - 2007:
The Sun Sets
Predictable Sentence: The sun set behind the _____________________.
Literature Tie-In: Read factual books about the sun. Read a few non-fiction books too, if possible.
2006 - 2007:
To create this book, we used Crayola Oil Pastels on white cardstock paper. We studied a few pictures of sunsets, and observed that when the sun sets, we can often see a colorful sky. Sometimes we see many colors, other times we see just a few. We decided to create a sunset that gave the sky a rainbow effect (which can happen - - and is very pretty when it does!). I demonstrated how to create the sun at the bottom of the paper, and how to create the rainbow effect around the sun. We talked about how the colors change in the sky as the sun sets even further in the horizon - making it even darker as the sun sets and time passes. We had a lot of fun creating the sun sets, and you will too! When you create them, we "scribble colored" our cardstock and then blended the colors from side to side (not top to bottom) using our fingers/thumb. Your hands/fingers will tire, but keep at it! :o) We washed our thumbs/fingers after we blended the sun, reds, and oranges. We then started on the yellows and went up from there. For the shadowy silhouettes, we drew our pictures onto black construction paper with white color pencils. We then cut them out. This was tricky! For some students with detailed drawings, I helped them to color in their drawings with the white pencil so that they could better distinguish which lines to cut. It helped some students to know which lines to cut. The predictable chart took 2 days to complete. We took 2 days to do the illustrations and text (cut apart sentences). They were about 45-60 minute sessions.
On the Moon!
Predictable Sentence: I left _______ on the moon.
Literature Tie-In: Read as many books about the moon as possible
2006 - 2007:
Predictable Sentence:
____ + ____ = _____
____ ducks ___ ____!
Literature Tie-In: Quack and Count by Keith Baler
2006 - 2007:
To create this book, students rolled dice to determine how many ducks would be in the pond and out of the pond for their page in the book. We used rubber ducks to "act out" the page and visualize what our pages would look like before actually creating them. For the predictable chart, I wrote all of the words (to save on time), as it was a short week, and we added the "acting out" component, which also added time. Students who were not rolling, wrote the number sentence as I wrote it on the predictable chart - - ___ + ___ = ____. This gave us extra numeral writing practice! For the artwork...we used layered construction paper. Students received pre-cut pieces of construction paper. The black and blue (sky) pieces did not need cutting (by students). Each student cut their grass as they wished, and layered that on top of the blue sky. For the pond and mud, we cut the dark blue and brown construction paper at the same time (one on top of the other) and then trimmed the dark blue, so that the mud would show all around our ponds. The ducks were punched from a mini craft punch. We used fine tip felt pens (orange and black) to add detail to the sun and ducks. All pages were then laminated (with my DUCK LAMINATOR - - 5x7 sheets) and then bound. This book took us three 40 minute sessions to finsish.
Milk Mustaches
Predictable Sentence: Make mine ________.
Literature Tie-In: See GRAPH of the WEEK
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Have a taste test of each flavor of milk (malted milk shake-type drinks).
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Take pictures of milk mustaches to use later in the class book.
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Ask students to decide which milk flavor they like best (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla).
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Graph results. Discuss results.
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Make Milk Mustaches book.
2006 - 2007:
Mud, Mud, We Like Mud!
Predictable Sentence:
Mud, mud, we like mud.
____ mud. ____ mud.
____, ____, ____ mud.
We like mud!
Literature Tie-In: Books about Mud - - see Graph of the Week Literature Books for "Do you like to Play in the Mud" graph.
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Text Page [.doc] [.pdf]
2006 - 2007:
It Followed Me To...
Predictable Sentence:
____ had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
____ had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
It followed her/him to _____ one day, ____ one day, ____ one day.
It followed her/him to _____ one day, and ____________________.
Literature Tie-In: Mary Had a Little Lamb - - Shared Reading Poetry Chart
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Text Page [.doc] [.pdf]
2006 - 2007:
Pizza!
Literature Tie-In: The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philomen Sturges
2006 - 2007:
Mrs. Meacham Hangs Up Her Class
Predictable Sentence: She hung up ______, and his [her] ______________.
Literature Tie-In: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks
2006 - 2007:
On the Farm
A Social Studies and Science Unit
Students read and listen to non-fiction books about farm animals and other farm-related topics. Students generate a list of facts about farm topics, write a facts page for each farm topic, and create artwork using "TLC"-style construction paper art to depict each farm topic for their On the Farm books.
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Our 5 Senses
Predictable Sentence: I see ______. I taste ______. I smell ______. I feel _____. I hear _____.
Literature Tie-In: My Five Senses by ALIKI, Five Senses Set of Books by Jane Belk Moncure, Squishy Squishy by Cherie B. Stihler, David Smells by D. Shannon
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Text Page [.doc] - This is 8.5 x 14 size paper.
ABC Animals
| This is a "TLC" style art book. You basically cut construction paper pieces that will be the parts of your animal or insect. The pieces are all shapes, and are turned into new shapes to create the image. This is a great way to review shapes! |
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M, My Name is Meacham
Predictable Sentence: ___ my name is ______. It starts with ______, and I like ____________.
Literature Tie-In: A, My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer
2005 - 2006:
Our Telephone Book
Predictable Sentence: My name is ______________.
2005 - 2006:
