BLUE SCHOOL

I'm thrilled to announce guest bloggers Molly DeGesero and Richard Jenkins, the teaching team of Kindergarten B. At Blue School, we think a great deal about how children develop not only the skills but also the agency to become active and purposeful readers and writers. In the post below, Molly and Rich show how literacy (as well as so much else) begins with children's natural inclination to tell stories... With our story maps and vehicles in hand, small groups of children ventured out into our Construction Lab to "play the story of our vehicles." Children first sat in a circle and looked through their story maps, but like any good author plans change once you begin writing! A story map including an adventure in the forest changed when the vehicle met another vehicle that took them into an elaborate city dwelling. Children's social interactions influenced the kind of stories they were telling! At this moment, we supported the children in documenting and saving their stories. Once they..