The children came back from break so excited to see each other and share their winter break adventures. Instead of telling them not talk, I decided to channel their need to share into a writing experience. We all became reporters and interviewed each other about our winter breaks. Students asked a series of different questions to their classmates. For instance:
Did you go anywhere over break?
Who did you spend time with over the break?
Did you read anything over the break?
What did you play with over break?
After several interviews, the students seemed to be well "talked" out. So we moved to the writing. The children wrote an article about their winter break. They had to pretend to be a reporter and include the important details from their break. The articles are hanging in the hall. My favorite part is all the pictures of our award winning reporters. Check out all the breaking news!
