Labeling

This week we started learning about how to label our pictures during writer's workshop.  We learned how to stretch words like bubble gum to get down all of the sounds that we hear.  In order to get all of the sounds down we found that we had to say the word over and over again until we couldn't hear anymore sounds.  This has given the students more confidence that they can write down words all by themselves and that they do not need anyone to tell them how to spell words.  One activity that we did to help students learn how to stretch words out like bubble gum was we labeled one of our friends!  We had a GREAT time doing this as a class!