Family Write Night

Teachers at Clarendon at Portsmouth organized a family write night in December. They invited familes to come to school and write together. This was a wonderful celebration of writing and families.

The teachers organized the event to follow the same routines they use in their writing classrooms. First, they relied on a strong model poem to guide the work. They supported the writing with specific prewriting activities, had opportunities for sharing and left plenty of time to write.

Clarendon at Portsmouth is a dual-immersion school, so the family write night they planned also included writing in both languages.

A wonderful community event!