Frankie's favourite part of our 'How We Express Ourselves' unit of inquiry was reading the story Where the Wild Things Are. Frankie said he wanted to include this experience in his portfolio because "I like Max."
Ms. Alison agrees that Where the Wild Things Are is an example of Frankie's best work because he showed a sustained interest in the book and represented it in different ways over time. Here are two of Frankie's visual representations of the book:
Frankie also practiced retelling this story through a dramatic performance:
Frankie is becoming more and more confident with the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. He sorted the sounds 'm' and 'r' using picture cards in his word study notebook and learned a few new words in the process.
Frankie used this photograph of his friends playing with the road mats and cars to collect ideas for a story. He used the iPad app Draw & Tell to illustrate his story and record his voice.
As emergent writers, we are always taking risks in writing. We are experimenting with sounds and letter formations, as well as pencil grip and different writing tools. As the year continues we are learning to make more and more letter and sound connections to express our ideas through writing. In our journals we do our best to add labels, descriptions, or short stories to our drawings. We also participate in free writing sessions where we write whatever we want for one to two minutes and use the writing centre and class mailbox to communicate through writing during free play.
Here is some of Frankie's journal and free writing work. Frankie has started to add written descriptions to his drawings. His journal work shows how he understands that print conveys a message. He is working hard to express his ideas in writing. Well done Frankie!