You're Finally Here! Books

The students recently finished writing their first book of 2nd grade.  On the first day of school we read the book "You're Finally Here!"  by Melanie Watt.  After we finished reading, the students recorded on a sticky note about 1 event they did over the summer that kept them away from 2nd grade for so long!

The next step in the process was to use a bubble map to record 2 more ideas about where they had been all summer.  They also wrote down an idea about what they are looking forward to in this school year.  We then took our ideas and wrote them into complete sentences focusing on beginning with a capital letter, ending with an end mark, and making sure that the sentence makes sense.  After conferencing their sentences with me, the students wrote their sentences in their booklets and illustrated each page.  They turned out so cute, and the students love reading each other's books down on the rug.