News of the Day
Using the Morning Message to Build Skills and Confidence (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyAges:
6-12
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary:
Motivation for Literacy, Writing Conventions
Secondary:
Spelling & Word Study, Writing Processes & Strategies
Transcript
At the beginning of the year, I read the morning message to the students. As we move on and as their comfort level grows and as their reading level grows, we do shared reading with the morning message. Eventually they take turns reading sentences in the morning message. Eventually they get a day where they get to read the whole morning message themselves. And where we are right now is that I write a morning message and they need to read it, and as you can see behind me, they have to find the mistakes in the message. And eventually near the very end of the year, they get to write their very own morning message. A morning message is a quick and easy thing we do in the classroom, but it really promotes the importance of real world reading. The kids figure out that they need to read the morning message to get important information for the day. Often times there's a question or a little tidbit about what's happening during the day, and right now's a sweet spot because the kids are really taking ownership over finding mistakes and they can't wait to make their own message. I think they're ready.
Related References
Additional Links:
Pinterest Morning Message Ideas: http://pinterest.com/responsive/morning-message-ideas/
Activity Objective
The goal of News of the Day: Using the Morning Message to Build Skills and Confidence (Virtual Tour) is to provide students with an opportunity to practice using and identifying sight words, spelling strategies, and writing conventions through engaging morning message activities.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Props, like magic wands, are engaging tools to use during shared reading and writing activities.
- Include new and familiar sounds and words in the morning message to promote literacy growth letter-sound knowledge.
- Use of technology including interactive whiteboards, notebooks, and tablets allows students to have electronic copies of the morning message and practice reading it at home.
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