Reading Workshop

In reading workshop we have been learning about characters, setting, problem and solution.  We created this anchor chart together about the main character Chrysanthemum.  What the character looks like on the outside (appearance) and what the character is like inside (personality).  As you read at home with your child continue to discuss character traits.  :)

As we discuss each story element during our mini-lesson we pass the "think dot".  Here is a student making a prediction about the story using the title and cover.

Holding the "think dot" and explaining her prediction.  We have "think dots" for character, setting, problem, solution, and summary.  (I didn't get a picture of all of them)

After conferencing with this student she realized her story had more than one problem.  She is sharing this with the class using our document camera.