APS Literacy Coaches

Grade 3 expert groups in action! We mixed up all 4 classrooms with each group researching a different country. The students really enjoyed taking ownership of their learning and mixing up with their classmates! @ELeducation

Fifth Graders synthesized their learning about Athlete Leaders of Social Change with Jackie Robinson posters at ALL block. 🙌@ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

Breaking news! Broadsides have been printed ! Are you a Loyalist or a Patriot? Engagement was off the charts as fourth graders wrote about their opinion from the perspective of a colonist. Students were so proud of their final drafts! @ThompsonSchool1 @ELeducation

The joy of Kindergartners sharing their work! And the magic that happens this time of year when all the writing skills come together! Set the bar high and they will rise!🙌💪 @ThompsonSchool1 @ELeducation

2nd graders enjoyed a fancy Pollinator Cafe to share their writing! 🥳 @ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

Wrapped up the week in Kindergarten with a Sugar Maple craft and science talk ! 🙌 @ThompsonSchool1 @ELeducation

When K teachers are given an afternoon to plan ….so much gets accomplished! Module 4 unpacked and prepped ✅ @ThompsonSchool1 @ELeducation

Engagement was high in Grade 4! So many volunteers when asked who wanted to read aloud for the last Act of Divided Loyalties. Students also wrapped up the week writing first person narratives from the perspective of a character of their choice! @ThompsonSchool1 @ELeducation

Concluding statements are not an easy task for K students, but they didn’t shy away from this challenge! K teachers are laying down the foundation of the structure of writing including a focus statement, details and conclusion which will carry with students through grade 5!

Take a walk down the hall and learn about plants from our Second Graders! @ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

Kindergarteners were so proud to share their detail sentences today about how animals depend on trees. Students were challenged to use a variety of verbs other than “eat”. Busy researchers and writers this week 🙌💪@ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

Second graders did some group research to co create the Seed Frayer Model chart. 🕵️‍♀️ @ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

What is your focus statement? Kindergarteners are learning about focus statements , detail sentences and conclusions with their guiding question : How do people depend on trees? @ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

Notecatchers and co-created anchor charts set Fifth Graders up for success with paragraph writing! ✍️ @ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

A celebration of learning in Grade 2! Students showcased all of their learning from Module 2 including the steps of fossilization and their narrative stories. The students were so excited to share with their families! @ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

A language dive in Grade 5 is the perfect opportunity to encourage collaborative conversations. And when fifth graders are engaged while diving into a sentence …the magic happens 🪄 @ELeducation @ArlingtonMAPS @ThompsonSchool1

Thank you admin for supporting the K team with coming together to observe an EL lesson and language dive. @ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1

Notice and Wonder Poster walks lead to collaboration and student discourse! 🤩@ELeducation @ArlingtonMAPS @ThompsonSchool1

A celebration of learning with 4th grade and Kindergarten! 4th graders shared their choose your own adventure stories and K students shared their weather narratives. A wonderful way to showcase all of their hard work! 🤩@ThompsonSchool1 @ELeducation

Thank you to Meteorologist Tevin Wooten for visiting Thompson today. Great way to connect our EL module about weather to real life! 🌦️⛈️@ELeducation @ThompsonSchool1