BLOG #2 CHAPTER 4

A CIRCULAR STORY IS A STORY THAT STARTS AT ONE PART AND HAS THE SAME ENDING. EACH EVEN IS CONNECTED TO OTHER BEFORE. WE DISCUSSED IN CLASS THE STORY, "IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE." IN THIS CHILD'S BOOK, THE PIG WANTS A PANCAKE, THEN WANTS SEVERAL THINGS RANGING FROM SYRUP, BATH, BUBBLES, RUBBER DUCK, AND SYRUP. AT THE END THE NARRATOR MENTIONS THAT SHE IS AWARE THE PIG IS GOING TO ASK FOR A PANCAKE. A CIRCULAR STORY CAN BE USED IN SEVERAL WAYS IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS COULD COMPLETE A CIRCULAR STORY WHEEL (LIKE WE DID IN CLASS), CREATING THEIR OWN CIRCULAR STORIES, ACTING IT OUT, AND SO ON. READING IS FUN, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT FUN FOR THE STUDENTS.AS FUTURE TEACHERS, WE NEED TO MAKE READING AND WRITING FUN FOR THE STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING SHARED READING, READING BIG BOOKS FOR LOWER GRADE LEVELS, CROSS-AGE READING BUDDIES, TRAVELING BAGS, AND SO ON. THERE ARE SO MANY IDEAS OUT THERE, SO WE CAN NOT COMPLAIN! WHEN CHILDREN LEARN TO WRITE, IT ACTUALLY TAKES ON SIMILIAR PATTERNS AS WHEN THEY LEARN TO READ. OVERALL THIS CHAPTER ON EMERGENT LITERACY WAS FANTASTIC.*