Today we launched new units in Reader's and Writer's Workshop! We are diving into reading and writing lots of informational texts. During Writer's Workshop we looked at strong examples of informational texts and noticed how they are structured and what they sound like. We noticed that informational text writers are really teachers! They use a teaching voice and structure to give their readers new information.
In Reader's Workshop we learned about how to "rev" up our minds to read nonfiction. We learned to look at the structure of the text and think about what we already know about the topic. This will help us anticipate what information might be coming!
It can be a great opportunity to read some extra nonfiction at home! Reading nonfiction takes a different set of skills than fiction. Third graders spend lots of time trying to pick out the main idea not the main topic.
(For example: this page is about how animals adapt to their environment, rather than saying this page is about animals)
Challenge your child to discuss the main idea with you at home when reading nonfiction!
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