4th Grade Reading Buddies!

We were so lucky to be asked by Mrs. Constande's 4th grade class to be their 1st grade reading buddies!! Every Friday during our Reader's Workshop at 10:30 our 4th grade buddies join us for our Reading work period. Each Mackarado or pair of Mackarados, has the same buddy each time so they can get to know each other as readers. The 4th graders are prepared with shared reading materials and have been bringing fun activities to do with us. Our students have had to listen to their buddy read, visualize what they were reading and draw a picture to go with the story. We have also listened to, then discussed a poem they studied and then filled-in-the-blanks to make our own poem with our buddy. We are looking forward to many other activities to do together that allow the 4th graders to practice their skills and also reinforce the strategy work we are doing as first graders. This makes us look forward to Fridays for a whole other reason!
Thank you Mrs. Constande's friends for letting us be your reading buddies! :)