Our first inquiry unit in reading explores the question "How are my friends and family connected to me?" In our small reading groups and in our class big book we are learning about different ways friends stay connected. One group learned about pen pals. In the picture above, the reading group took turns presenting their reading and teaching the other children about being a pen pal. After learning about pen pals, the students were so excited to learn that we were getting our own pen pals!
We will be exchanging letters with a group of pre-service teachers from Rocky Mountain College. The group is taking a methods class on developing literacy. For our first letter exchange, the college students came in to our classroom. They wrote the first letters and read them to all the first graders. The children were so excited.
We wrote letters back to our pen pals right away. Reading and exchanging the letters will give us great practice of literacy skills and a fun purpose for writing. The students worked really hard on their letters. We have already had the opportunity to practice skills like writing a question, answering a question in a complete sentence, and friendly letter form. The first graders can't wait to get the next round of pen pal letters!
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