Interpreters

We have been working very hard in our Writers Workshop creating our very own "All About" book. During the last few weeks we have been reading non fiction stories about things that interest us. We have been keeping a planning sheet that lets us write down our ideas and information that we need to put in our book. The students then are making a poster at home, with their parents, about their chosen unit of study. The student I am working with picked "All About Gorillas". During our research about Gorillas, we learned of a gorilla named Koko. Koko had a teacher by the name of Penny. Penny had Koko since she was a baby and taught her sign language. The student is so excited to find a "text to self" connection and loves learning about Koko. Once the books and posters are finished we will invite the parents and grandparents to visit our gallery and see the students hard work.




We visited Koko's website and it is so interesting...please take some time to visit and spend some time learning about this very interesting and amazing gorilla. I have added the link for your convience.