Holiday Celebration and Author's Tea

Every year just before the holidays I invite families in to our classroom for a Holiday Celebration and Author's Tea.  My students have been writing informational books.  The Tea provides a very specific audience for their writing which causes them to become motivated to write.  Families send in snacks and drinks, the children share their books, and parents provide feedback.  These are pictures of the children practicing reading their books before the tea.  You will notice how they have learned to become excellent listeners and speakers.

Here are some of the pictures from the actual Author's Tea and Celebration:

Parents then provided feedback to their children with this "Two Stars and a Wish" form.  Parents were able to write two great things their child had done in their writing.  Then they wrote a wish - something that their child could work on in their writing.  

Thank you to everyone for your support in making this event happen for your children!