Everyone seems to understand addition so we are zooming through our unit. I have talked to the class about writing during the entire Writer's Workshop time versus writing a single sentence and saying "I'm done." When students shared their writing today, I was impressed to see filled pages. The best part is that I'm giving very little assistance--they are being so brave and sounding out words on their own! This is exactly what I expect to see by this time of the year. I was so happy that I gave them 10 minutes of dance music and just let them freestyle dance for a while. They loved it!