I have officially launched our How We Express Ourselves PYP unit. This year's central idea was slightly tweaked to read, "Authors and Illustrators use character relationships to portray a message". For the last week, we have tuned into what this central idea means. Here is a peek at what my firsties have accomplished:
- "What is an author?" discussion and share out. Our conversation produced this anchor chart:
- What do you know about Mo Willems? My kiddos explained that he is not only an author, but also an illustrator. We read about him using the same Close Read as last year. We also watched this video segment.
- Very quickly after reading and listening to Mo himself, my students started telling me that they too were authors and illustrators (WOOHOO!) My teacher smile has become huge! I am so excited that they are already realizing this.
Stay tuned for Part 2 as we dive into Mo's characters and their relationships with the reader and each other.
Do you teach at a PYP school? I would love to hear about your Units of Inquiry.
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