Hello families & friends of Room 112! Our class is taking part in the Global Read Aloud 2016. The Global Read Aloud is a way for students to interact with other students around the world while reading the same book(s). For the primary grades (K-2), students take part in an author study and read multiple books by the same author. Our class will be reading books by author and illustrator Lauren Castillo. While reading these books, we will be focusing on the learning standards for 1st grade, as well as making global connections. We have found a buddy class in Aurora, Illinois that we will connect with during our author study to discuss the books that we're reading. This week, we used Skype to meet our new friends and learn about the city that they live in. We also use Twitter and the hashtags #GRA16 and #GRALauren to connect with different classrooms. I decided to make a classroom Twitter for us to use during the Global Read Aloud so that we can easily connect with other classrooms - since my @_MeganMiller Twitter account is more of a communication tool for myself. We have used a few other digital tools - like the website Padlet - to share connections with other classrooms as well!
GRA has been a fun experience for us so far. The opportunities to connect with classrooms all over the world will be a rewarding & meaningful experience for us as well. We will continue our author study of Lauren Castillo for the next 5 weeks. Have a great weekend! -Mrs. Miller
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