We started off the week with an author visit from Kimberly Willis Holt. She writes the Piper Reed series. She gave our students lots of writing tips, but the one I most remember is this: "Special places bring us stories."
We also had our 2nd Mystery Skype with another 4th grade class from Massachusetts! My class guessed the state after five clues, and we had a great time making new friends. We realized that to have a proper Mystery Skype, each student should write their own clue so that are plenty of clues to share!
Another great moment came as I read Me. . Jane to my class. (I love this book by Patrick McDonnell, and my students did, too.) We were nearing the end of the book when a student suddenly called out, "I made a connection!" Music to my ears! This very observant student went on to share that Jane Goodall (the main character/subject of Me. . .Jane) was also mentioned in Marty McGuire by Kate Messner (something I'd completely forgotten).
I love that my students tie one book to another. And I especially love that they are appreciating books as much as I do.
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