Great start. This is the beginning of a project that would greatly benefit your peers at school and your district. I think writing this with your peers as an audience at a professional development workshop in mind would be helpful. What do you think?

I feel your pain… Fitting everything into our jam packed days often seems overwhelming. Add to that parent calls, s, book orders, writing nurses passes, tiny bladders, handing out band-aids…Our feelings or perceptions about these stressors are things few people will talk about. That’s why I like your beginning. You’ll “hook” your peers with your part part one because your audience will identify with that.

I know you probably have already thought of this but what about fairytales from around the world? I know there are many versions of Cinderella. I’ve read a native American and a Chinese version of both. You could easily work some geography into this.

Also, you might want to consult with Amy and Kelly. They teach first grade and may have some suggestions

One last thing I’m posting a powerpoint on the Illinois Reading Frameworks. I think this will be very helpful to you. Great job!

Fairy Tale Unit Whitney Reynolds

The Voyage For the past three years I have taught kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Pana, IL. For the previous two years I taught kindergarten in Virden. I will be starting my sixth year of kindergarten this fall with 19 students.

The Obstacles I am interested in new ways I can incorporate literacy in the content areas. We have many new ideas we want to teach the students, but we are limited on time so when we can combine more than one content area in a lesson it is beneficial. It is difficult to include everything you need to cover in a day filled with Title, RTI, Waterford, PBIS, and many other obstacles. I feel like it is hard to put the necessary time into reading strategies that are so important to students.

The Quest Questions: How can I use fairy tales to engage and captivate my students’ interest in reading? Will using fairy tales help my students make connections from their world to the world of make-believe? Will the techniques used in this unit improve their comprehension skills?

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