The students have begun writing a new genre....How To. They are really enjoying being experts on many topics. They writing 5- page or more books to teach others how to do things. Some of the current pieces being written are: How to ride a bike, How to carve a pumpkin, How to brush your teeth and How to make hot cocoa. The students are continuing to explore the writing process. This week we worked on a class book called, How to make applesauce. We then made applesauce in the classroom together. The students loved the idea of doing it together. I published the book and each student has his/her own copy of the book to illustrate how they wish. This was a lot of fun!