It’s poetry week at Killingly RfG, which fits nicely with the summer theme for 2023: Find Your Voice. Each week, the kids have been reading books all together, then working in small groups on literacy activities guided by the theme.

Today, the instructor begins with a question: “What do you think the book Poetrees will be about?” Children offer guesses until the teacher reveals it’s a book of poems about trees. She reads a few poems aloud and initiates a brief discussion about each one.

Now, it’s time for stations. The students break into groups separated by age and ability. Kids in the Red group enjoy competing to see who has learned more sight words. Then, the red group learns about diagraphs by writing sentences containing words ending with ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ on mini white boards.

The Green group takes on art projects fist, gluing leaves adorned with words in their handwriting onto an image of a tree. As they do so, they read each word aloud, then add drawings and stickers to their craft. The children seem especially excited about this activity.

The Blue group reads from mini books they will get to color and take home. Each child reads one page aloud. After each page, the kids predict what will happen next and talk about tricky vocabulary words.

The Yellow group writes, constructing sentences or phrases about summer that begin with S, U, M, M, E, or R. It’s a tricky task, but the group figures it out.

After the station activities, the children regroup to journal, responding to a prompt in writing and drawing. The session ends with a spin of the prize wheel. Every child gets a chance to spin and let fate decide whether they’ll take home 1 book, 2 books, or a little prize and a book. In this game, every kid wins.

A Window Into READy for the Grade 2023

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It’s poetry week at Killingly RfG, which fits nicely with the summer theme for 2023: Find Your Voice. Each week, the kids have been reading books all together, then working in small groups on literacy activities guided by the theme.

Today, the instructor begins with a question: “What do you think the book Poetrees will be about?” Children offer guesses until the teacher reveals it’s a book of poems about trees. She reads a few poems aloud and initiates a brief discussion about each one.

Now, it’s time for stations. The students break into groups separated by age and ability. Kids in the Red group enjoy competing to see who has learned more sight words. Then, the red group learns about diagraphs by writing sentences containing words ending with ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ on mini white boards.

The Green group takes on art projects fist, gluing leaves adorned with words in their handwriting onto an image of a tree. As they do so, they read each word aloud, then add drawings and stickers to their craft. The children seem especially excited about this activity.

The Blue group reads from mini books they will get to color and take home. Each child reads one page aloud. After each page, the kids predict what will happen next and talk about tricky vocabulary words.

The Yellow group writes, constructing sentences or phrases about summer that begin with S, U, M, M, E, or R. It’s a tricky task, but the group figures it out.

After the station activities, the children regroup to journal, responding to a prompt in writing and drawing. The session ends with a spin of the prize wheel. Every child gets a chance to spin and let fate decide whether they’ll take home 1 book, 2 books, or a little prize and a book. In this game, every kid wins.