In writer's workshop, we have been working on our All About books! We began by creating books all about penguins to go along with all we were learning in our nonfiction penguin unit. This gave me an opportunity to introduce and model the different types of pages an all about book can have, such as a diagram page, a diet page, an interesting fact page, etc.
Once the students finished their penguin books it was time to start thinking about topics they know a lot about and could write their own all about book on. I modeled brainstorming different ideas and showed the students how even though I like many things, like gymnastics or watching hockey, I don't know enough information about them to write a whole book! The students brainstormed a list of ideas they know a lot about, and then chose one to write a book about. Everyone is currently working on different books with different pages, and I am learning a lot about elephants, soccer, Pokemon, swimming and so much more! Soon, we will be organizing our pages, making table of contents and creating cover pages. Some students may even have time to work on a second book.
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