The writing process in Kindergarten
As part of our writing program, the children are engaged in an on-going, cyclical writing process. The children have been involved in discussions about the different steps involved in the process of...
View ArticleAn inquiry into narratives
We have been introducing the children to a new form of writing; narrative text form. I wanted to find out what the children already knew, so I asked them what they thought a narrative was. We had a...
View ArticleWriting monsters
As the children work on updating their portfolios, they have been reflecting on how they have changed over the three months they have been in Kindergarten. The children looked at photographs that...
View ArticleLiterature as a way of understanding the world
Stories can be a powerful way of helping children to understand the world around them. I asked our librarian, Mrs Kar, if she could recommend some picture books that I could use to help the children...
View ArticleTweeting and blogging as a collaborative writing engagement
Through the class blog and twitter account, KC have found friends in other schools around the world. We have several other Kindergarten classes on our blog roll, and they in turn have added us to their...
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