Let me get into what finally prompted me to sit down and create this blog. Education is always changing and coming up with new ways to do things, create learners, and prepare students for the "real world". Well, in 2009 a Common Core was created with the hopes of having students be college and career ready by the time they graduated from high school. The new core is more rigorous and demanding and 3 years later, we are finally starting to implement it here in our school district. I am excited for the deeper thinking skills my kidlets will acquire and for the greater understanding of reading, math, writing, science, and social studies it will bring them. Anyway, the curriculum specialists at the District Office started creating different, more relevant tests for our students to take. Part of it required new ways of writing that we had not ever tried before. We had to do narrative, informative (sequencing like First, Next, and Last), and persuasive. Previously, it was more like an essay that we drilled them on for the entire year in order for them to be prepared for the big writing test at the end of the year. Not anymore.
Persuasive writing has, by far, become my most favorite writing to teach and to read from my little first graders. Keep in mind they are 6 and 7 years old. Persuasive came toward the end of this school year, and I feel that it has helped my students grow immensely. BUT, my most favorite was when they made Mother's Day cards and wrote little notes to their mom's inside. Since they had the foundational skills they needed to produce great sentences, I required them to write more than just "I love you." Most of the year, I've been pushing them to "tell me more. Give me more details about your topic." So upon reading their rough drafts of their letters I knew I had to create a blog and share some of what my darling dears wrote for their moms. It made me excited for the day when Claire and any other children we add to our family are able to write and express their ideas. Enjoy reading some of these! My hope is that you laugh, melt, and/or shed a tear. It's more personal for me since I know these little ones, but I hope you can feel their love for their mothers.
Uncut, and uncensored! Enjoy! (Blue is boys, Pink is girls)
"Dear Mom, I hope you have a good motheres day!!! I'm geta give you a flower to you after you read this card. And will have presents. You will have a slow dance with dad. I'll give you hugs after I give you the flower. Love, J."
"Dear Mom, I love you with all my heart and I always wanted to tell you that you're the best mom in the world. Love, M."
"Dear Mom, I want to be better than I am right now, how can I do that? By the way, I want it to be fathers day, too. I love you so much! Anyway, happy mothers day! Love, P.
"Dear Mom, Thake you for takeing care of me. Thake you for helping me and give me stuff. I love you mommy. You are in my heart for ever. Love, S.
"Dear Mom, I hope you have a great time in mothers day. Your eyes are in the earth and that means you are speshel to me. You bringed the world to me. Love, M.
"Dear Mom, You are a really good Mom. I know that it is hard to take care of Abbi. I am willing to help because her arm is broken. Love, E.
"Dear Mom, I think your important because you always give me the thigs I want. We should love you. We should love you with our whole heart. Love, G.
"Dear Mom, Happy Mothers Day! I hope you have fun with us at the hotel. We hope Megan will stop bothering you on the vacation. Love, Z." Okay, can you just imagine what in the world is going on at home? I was giggling for a while after this one!
"Dear Mom, I love you mom because you buy me toys that I likde in kids day. I love you because you waste your money for a toy for me and my brother. I love you mom because you protect me from my mean brother. Love, A." :)
I love these guys! Happy very belated Mother's day. Your children love you.
Here are some of my crazies! The first picture is Halloween and the second one is the 100th day of school.
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