Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Our Schema and Nouns

A few days ago, we learned about what schema is. We all have a schema that helps us to understand and make connections to books we are reading. Our schema is constantly growing and changing. Using your schema means thinking about what we already know, what is already inside your brain. When we teach our students to use their schema, it gets them excited about reading and learning and helps build their comprehension, making it easier for them to understand a book. Here is a peek at our class schema...sorry the 'heads' are sideways!

Our Schema on PhotoPeach

We have also been learning about nouns...and adjectives!  Nouns are a person, place or thing.  Today, we read the book "If I were a Noun" and we brainstormed nouns in our groups.