One thing I find students struggle with is telling something with enough detail that they convey what they intend to say. Adults usually have to ask many questions to get the all the info. Students require practice. The practice should be purposeful. This activity gives the students a purposeful practice time.
What is included is: a letter for home explaining how News Telling works. A form to fill out to make sure that what the student is sharing is worth sharing. Not what they had for dinner. '
Allowing the students to fill out the form gives them a chance to purposeful think about what they want to share and organize their ideas and thoughts in a cohesive way.
Introduce News Telling to the whole class by example. Tell them something you would like them to know. You started gardening, a book you read and would totally recommend it, you started learning something new. Anything you deem news worthy.
The student's then will want to do the same. Send home the notes to the families. When students come back with the forms filled out give them an opportunity to Tell their News at your morning meeting. If it becomes too many don't worry parents don't always want to fill out the form on a daily bases.
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