Reading Fair

The Reading Fair took place this week at Jonathan's school. After much hard work, he finally took his project to school. We read a wonderfully illustrated and well-written book, The Umbrella, for this project. It was fun coloring and decorating the board; but most of all, Jonathan learned some basic key elements of all literature, including characters, setting, plot, conflict, solution, tone/mood, and author's purpose. It seems like a lot for a first-grader to digest; but I guess if you expect a lot, they learn a lot. He has certainly surprised us by what he's capable of fitting into that noggin of his. We thought we'd share some pictures of Jonathan hard at work and of the completed project.