November Timeline

Making the daily "happenings" in our classroom visible made November timeline writing much easier than in past months. After we added to our chart each day (note to self-post picture of chart) we had two charts full of daily learning. I then typed them onto a bulleted document and the kids were able to choose what they wanted to elaborate on. This was by far the easiest month yet! The kids were happy to have a large list to "choose" from as they were concerned last month that they couldn't remember everything they had learned. Once they chose their topic they wrote in the classroom on paper (this is the first time I've had them compose on paper before going to the lab). The next day, we went to the lab and they were so excited to be able to use the clipboards that they have wanted to use since school began! (note to me-take pictures of kids in lab). 14 out of 17 students were able to do their whole November timeline writing during lab time and the other three finished up the next day in the classroom. I haven't asked them yet which process they liked best: composing on computer, thought on sticky note or writing their whole thought on paper before lab. I will be sure to get their feedback.