Mrs. Hartsock's reading group

Our shared story this week, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, has us all a little confused!  This fantasy story leaves the reader wondering what REALLY happened.  Ask your child to explain . . . It was interesting to discuss our thoughts, and students wrote their opinions via Kidblog and were able to virtually "discuss" what they believe happened in the story.  Skills that we focused on this week include story mapping (identifying the characters, setting, and plot), and decoding words with the un, dis, and non prefixes.

 Blogging . . .

Buddy Reading . . .

We also have been enjoying learning more about pioneer life as we continue to read Little House on the Prairie.  We all agree that pioneer life would be much different that life today!