Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we spent some time reading all of the fun Flat Stanley mail that we have been receiving. We had quite a pile, so it took a bit of time. We learned about several states and got some interesting souvenirs! When we finished with the mailbag, we had reading class. We reviewed all of the reading strategies that we have talked about thus far, and then the kids got their book bags and practiced using the strategies on 'tricky' words. At the end of Reader's Workshop, all of the kids shared the strategies that they used during their independent reading time.

When we finished Reading, we headed up to the computer lab for our time there. On our way back down, we stopped in the Media Center to check out books. when we got back our classroom, we read the book I Lost My Tooth in Africa, which came in the mystery box with the toothpaste samples yesterday (ask your child about who the box actually came from - the mystery was solved today!). After reading, we had a short Choice Time, and then packed up to head home!