I've already posted about some of the components of our last reading unit, including topic bins and anchor charts, but one important part of this unit was actually how we concluded it. During the final week of the unit, the kiddos met together in nonfiction book clubs.
I started by asking my readers to write down 3 topic bins they would be interested in studying a bit more closely. Fortunately, I was able to get nearly everyone into one of their top choices. After they were all assigned to groups, they had a few days to explore their new topics. The kiddos practiced identifying important vocabulary, taking notes, organizing and comparing facts, and planning questions to research more. As the conclusion and celebration to this unit, the kiddos worked together with their book club members to create posters about their topics. Each book club member chose some of the important facts from their topic to write and draw about. They were so cute consulting their sticky notes and jotting down details! Then I met with each group to choose a heading for their poster. I typed up the titles for each poster, but let the kiddos decide how to organize their information. They were very thoughtful about how to place each section and connect the ideas.
The posters turned out great and were an important part of our "Exploring the World" Museum exhibit (more on that soon!)
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