Non-fiction Writing

Have you heard about our feature articles? The children have each chosen a topic to research and write about. We are working to use the strategies we learned in our non-fiction reading unit to help us research. Our latest challenge is to respond, or think about what we're reading. In other words, don't just notice the facts in the book. Have a reaction to them.

For example, in my research I learned that the Ancient Egyptian written language (heiroglyphics) used 1000 pictures or characters. That was the fact I learned. My response is, 'Wow! Heiroglyphics must have been really hard to learn. No wonder not everyone learned...'

You can model this for your children whenever you're reading together. Just stop every few paragraphs and explain what you're thinking. It's probably what just pops into your head.

Happy Reading!