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Literacy - Term III Observer Notes
Literacy - Term III Observer Notes
"today we are going to add to this story. did you notice hwo it goes 'animal, animal what did you
see?" - comments how she didn't say that well. "it says green frog, green frog, what did you see?
yellow duck, blue horse. did you notice what was the same on every page."
eleanor: every color. purple cat , purple cat, blue horse, blue horse, goldfish goldfish.
"you are going to make your own animal."
jo: "i don't know how to write that!"
"what does mr m say?" "kid writing!"
"where can you look to see letters?"
child: sound it out?
"where can you look?"
children: word wall and alphabet.
parker: vocabulary wall!
kelly shows kids the paper and the instructions. divides white board into 2 and writes animals
and color
"give me some animals and colors?" "who can give me colors?"
"now give me some animals."
cat, horse, dog,
"no baby, we have to leave it like this so we can see."
jo: i can't see!
"joanna. you don't have to see. remember, kid writing."
"what does pink sound like? p-p-p-p-p-p-p. should iit be capital? Yes."
goes through and helps them sound out letters. "Peand" is written.
Cow. what does cow start with? "c-c-c-c-, o-o-o-o" "u?" "ok!" joanna hears other letters, kelly
says "hmm it sounds like it stops here."
points them to structure of story & how it repeats.
"now i'm goingot draw a cow."
parker: I don't know where cows live.
"It's okay. it doesnthave to be a cow! whats your favorite animals?"
eleanor: purple cat
parker and jemiah tell kelly what they are going to draw.
once you finish writing and drawing i am going ot let you color.
kelly goes to grab pencils. Remember to grab materials beforehand to avoid this lag time.
kids complain that pencils aren't sharp "parker. . .we get what we get and we don't get upset."
"we don't need erasers."
"don't even writing about erasing. kid's writing you're fine!"
parker still upset, not doing work.
"parker you need to write for me. i would hate to have to give you a check."
kids helping each other to sound out words
jemyah asks if correct. "i'm not answering spelling questions!" "you don't have to be upset if it's
spelled wrong."