This is a guest blog post. It's authored by special guest blogger Paula Dugger, who is an educational consultant with a rich-literacy background that includes serving as a Reading Recovery Teacher/Teacher Leader, first grade teacher, Title I and high school reading teacher, as well as a Reading Coordinator.
Mrs. Wishy-Washy has been a favorite of my mine as well as my students' for over twenty years. Joy Cowley has delighted young readers with simple text and fun stories through her endearing characters.
I created an activity that allows beginning readers to journal Mrs. Wishy-Washy through 21 books found in the Joy Cowley Early Birds Collection and Joy Cowley Collection. Not only do readers document their reading but they also analyze the main character beginning with level 3 titles and progressing to level 16.
Because this activity may take months to complete, I usually have students put their 2 sheets in a folder so that they can decorate the front with Mrs. Wishy-Washy and some of her friends. It also makes it easy for me to store them and pull for small group direct instruction. As the readers become more proficient and move to higher levels, the activity can be completed independently.
I hope your students enjoy this activity as much as mine do.
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To download Paula's activity, or information sheets with key features about Joy Cowley's two series Joy Cowley Early Birds and the Joy Cowley Collection , which contain the books mentioned in this post, click the images below.
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