This lesson has become a favourite tradition at the Annex. We start the year with an amazing field trip to the beach to scavenge for found treasures to build our own sea crows (scarecrows of the beach!). After reading a wonderful story, Sea Crow by Shannon Stewart, we plan and design our own sea crows at school and then head off to the beach to create real sea crows. The big idea in the story is that the main character has worries and she is able to overcome them using her own strategies. We use this story because it is so easy for all of us to connect to it. Connecting is one of the most important reading comprehension strategies that we can teach our students. Connecting happens when you find yourself saying, "This reminds me of….. and I understand how the character (s) feel because I felt like …" Division 4 is working on making connections while they read or while they are being read to.
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