First-Grade Authors Present

First Grade Authors Present Fiction and Nonfiction Books

This year, our first graders made their

debut as authors, writing both fiction and nonfiction books throughout the year as part of their curriculum.

In February, the students wrote books on topics that interested them, writing about everything from frogs to how to play Mario Kart! These books were intended to educate the reader on the topic at hand, which involved lots of research and several drafts of their teaching books. The first graders presented their books to faculty, staff, and fellow students. The students also created QR codes to hand out so people could also read the books digitally. Fellow students were able to read each other’s books and add feedback, compliments, or questions for the author.

Later on in May, the first grade authors moved onto narrative writing, building on the skills they honed during the writing of their teaching books. First graders presented original fiction books like The Little Lizard, Shark Boy and Shark Girl, and The Three Explorers. Many students even recorded themselves reading their own books and displayed a QR code next to the book so audiences could hear the audiobook.

We are so proud of the creativity and new skills displayed by these students during their first grade year!