Ms. Mostaghel's Grade 3/4 Class: Weekly Update: January 20th

Happy Friday!

Here is a look at one of the activities we did this week: Reader's Theatre!

Learning Intentions:

Engage in dialogue to express and understand messages.
Contribute respectfully to a variety of interactions that involve listening and speaking.
Identify where phrasing and pausing can support understanding or create effects.
Select appropriate volume, intonation, phrasing, and pausing to create a desired effect when speaking or presenting.
Adjust verbal and non-verbal language to enhance clarity or create effects when communicating.

Students are so excited to be working on Reader's Theatre! Students were given a group and a script and have time each day to practice reading and creating a play. Students have been experimenting with getting into their character by using difference voices and actions. When practicing Reader's Theatre, students are developing their ability to read aloud with appropriate volume, speed and expression, while accurately decoding the words. Ask your child what play they are doing and what their role is! Students are excited for this opportunity and some are already planning costumes and props that they can use to enhance their play. We will present our plays next week!