Three: Research and Writing with Purpose

We've been investing in Charting for a couple of years now so that it has become a sort of standard or expectation of our curricular doings.  In the video that follows, Anya and Uli have willingly helped me chart who has a kid journal and who doesn't.  This research not only fosters literacy in the children but it helps me to stay organised as a teacher.  Now I can supply writing journals to all the children that need one.

You will see numerous charts grow around the walls in our school.  Once allocated to the bathroom to support the idea of charting as a project of intention, it now is used as a method of documentation by the children in all areas of the school.  So keep your eyes peeled for our efforts.  Charting not only asks children to write, but to sort, count, estimate, identify a trend and take action.  They are learning that charting matters and occurs in various forms, like our Big Note when we list our activities, or the sign in sheet where we take att