tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276746280198325754.post2327292123870706266..comments2023-10-10T10:02:23.269-04:00Comments on Maternelle avec Mme Andrea: La rentrée 2015Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626330193598355000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276746280198325754.post-85894564647820657952016-04-16T07:24:30.065-04:002016-04-16T07:24:30.065-04:00Hi Kyla!
So glad you enjoy reading my blog :)
For ...Hi Kyla!<br />So glad you enjoy reading my blog :)<br />For writing, my kids don't really tell me anything that they want to write. I expect them just to write what they can, and they do! I don't sit beside them and help them at all - they work independently while I pull small groups or do individual conferencing. In the beginning it is usually just their name haha, but by showing them the process every day, when they are ready, they will find word wall words or sound out other words they know. If you check out my latest post about writing, you will see that their structure/vocabulary is definitely not perfect (and sometimes they do add English words to their stories if they don't know the French one), but for me what is most important is that they are writing (or "writing") the whole time, without stopping and waiting for help. Anything they put on paper and can talk about to others is considered a success! In K, I think that it is fair to make writing all about the process, so that when they are older,/more capable they can really focus on the content :) <br />As for the circle maps, they can be a challenge and sometimes we don't have many words that go on for a certain letter. It's okay though, because the circle maps are just for sharing what we already know, and if we don't know much, then that means there is lots more to learn ;) I usually draw 4-6 pictures of well-known words (if possible) on the outside of the circle map before my students get to school, and they rely heavily on those as clues. They are also great at identifying people's names. Colours and numbers seem to work well, for clues too - usually someone can name those. <br />Keep in mind too that most of my students have already had a year of French preK or spent some time in French daycare. Their French leaves a LOT to be desired in September haha, but at least many of them can name things like farm animals, shapes, etc. In the beginning, I definitely see a difference in the "writing" of my students who started with zero French compared to the others, but by this point in the year they have caught up well and some of my more "advanced" students who knew no French are writing longer and more detailed stories than the others. I think this is because all year long I let them work where they are at developmentally and they feel confident to take the risk when they are ready. It is just so important to treat your kiddos like writers from the very beginning - while we as teachers know that in order to write well you need to speak well, if you treat you students like they are already writers, they may just surprise you with what they can do ;)<br />Feel free to email me if you have anymore questions or want to talk more about writing! It is one of my favourite subjects to teach and I love talking about it haha<br />andreamfancy@gmail.comAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626330193598355000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276746280198325754.post-32053574191033215742016-04-13T20:13:14.803-04:002016-04-13T20:13:14.803-04:00Hi Andrea,
I love reading your blog and seeing wha...Hi Andrea,<br />I love reading your blog and seeing what you're doing! Just a question - for your circle maps and writing, do the kids tell you in English what they want to write and then you help them translate it? How does this work when the students have a very limited (if any!) vocabulary in French?<br />Merci en advance! :)<br />-Kylakyladejonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685681878907545570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276746280198325754.post-62903261073367760632015-09-18T15:28:02.983-04:002015-09-18T15:28:02.983-04:00Très fort!! :)Très fort!! :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626330193598355000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276746280198325754.post-74757784259768279092015-09-17T10:10:04.869-04:002015-09-17T10:10:04.869-04:00Ouf. Quelle semaine! Ils ont travaillé fort tes co...Ouf. Quelle semaine! Ils ont travaillé fort tes copains! :)Stéphaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757728611809986187noreply@blogger.com