Reflection 4

In class yesterday, we had our first day of student interactive read-alouds. I really enjoyed listening to everyones stories. I also did my read aloud yesterday and, to my surprise, I had fun with it. I really didn't think I would enjoy it because I get nervous when the spotlight is on me. When I started my read aloud I could tell that I was nervous, but the more I read the more comfortable I felt. I enjoyed my activity of the connection chart because I know I will use this in my classroom and getting practice actually doing it in front of a class is very helpful. Another great benefit of doing the interactive read alouds is that we get to participate in our classmates activities and that gives us wonderful ideas for our own classrooms. I found the activity that Kayla did to be very fun and I could see myself using this idea with my class.

Another activity we did was a group activity where each group had a topic to discuss and make a handout for the class. In my group, one thing we talked about was basal readers and the pros and cons of using them. Now that I am more familiar with the basal readers, I remember that is the type of reading books my school used. During writing workshop, we brainstormed our ideas about the book each of us are going to write and illustrate. I believe I am set on titling my book, Roxie Tales, since my cat's name is Roxie. I think I am going to write about things she does when she plays and how I got her. I am very excited about this opportunity to feel like an author of a children's book!