Handling books. viewing baskets of theme books, perusing books from the Mansfield Public Library, conferring with staff, book discussions, interactive read alouds, shared reading, rereading favorite texts and participating in Readers' Theater productions contribute to the development of  reader.

As part of our "Animal Survival" unit, students are learning about how animals survive in winter.  One way is by Hibernation.  We have quickly discussed migration, but animal adaptation will be coming to the forefront and we will spend a good deal of time on this topic.

Fiction text that we have read.