Writing changes...

Our writing has finally taken another step. Now that some groups have more control (fine motor and letter formation) we have gone from writing (rather large) high frequency words on an Explain Everything blank sheet, to writing our story during Guided Writing time. Today we focussed on hearing and recording sounds, locating unknowns and the 'old chestnut' finger spaces. The girls in this group were then able to save their work into their writing folder on Teacher Dashboard.

Sing, sing a song...

Class 20 had a great day today! As reading was winding up Deborah and Nature began singing a story we had co-constructed a few weeks ago. They not only videoed each other singing but made sure they used each others device---aware that by doing this meant they were capturing and saving themselves on their own device. They then shared on the TV asking politely if they could go first. It was a real joy seeing them take charge and experiment with their prior learning. Interestingly, Natures first attempt had her forgetting her lines half way through. She stood back in class so she could see the story and followed along reading 'some' of the words as she sung and completed the song. By saying 'some' I am summising she was picking up on the words she knew and was able to continue by filling in the gaps of the song using her memory.

Nature 27 Feb from Team 1 PES on Vimeo.

Deborah 27 Feb from Team 1 PES on Vimeo.