Many children also like to use the My Own Stories program to make their own books using the computer. Children may listen to a story using the headsets and write a response in their journal. They can draw a picture of their favorite part, what happened in the story, which character they liked best, etc. Some teachers purchase three or four walkman cassette players, so that children can listen to stories individually. I also write sentences with high frequency words and children may fill in the blank with their own words.
Children use a dry erase marker and write a word in the blank.
They may draw a picture to go along with it. Some teachers also like to make transparencies of worksheets and let the children complete them on the overhead projector. Inside the pocket, I have laminated cards of the many songs and poems we have learned in kindergarten. The children may make books, write letters, poster, cards, etc. etc. The trick is to keep this center stocked with a wide variety of materials which encourage writing.