tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87085385860340277312024-03-16T11:52:06.358-07:00Not Just Child's Play: Challenging Young MindsSharing ideas of how to add rigor into an early childhood classroom.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-65372320644723018482024-02-11T17:27:00.000-08:002024-02-11T17:27:10.690-08:00The Impact of Media<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We watched this video in my Art of Thinking class this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">\</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-T5gDAWDApA" width="320" youtube-src-id="-T5gDAWDApA"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know personally, growing up without any kind of internet access or social media and then seeing how prevalent it is in our world today-you can really see a difference in society. Priorities have shifted. The information at our fingertips has changed the way we think about the world. These were amazing discussions I had with my students this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we asked them to create a comic strip with the theme being media-the good or the bad. I LOVED to see what they came up with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-85926522676626870332023-11-23T09:01:00.000-08:002023-11-23T09:01:29.995-08:00Thankfulness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our district has been through a lot of changes this year. I would be lying if I said this did not cause a lot of anxiety and stress. However, there are some things I am truly grateful for:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1) My team. I work on an unusual team. Half of us are brand-new teachers, half of us are veterans. We both learn from each other every day. They bring excitement and passion, we bring what is hopefully sage advice. It really works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2) My students. They come to school every day willing to learn. Our school day was extended a full hour this year. I know by my last class that those kiddos are tired. But they pay attention, they participate-I couldn't ask for anything more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3) My administrators. I have worked for a number of different kinds of leaders in my 23 years. We are lucky to work for administrators that are so supportive and open to ideas. They don't always say yes, but they are willing to discuss it with you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4) My online colleagues: this little ole blog has led me to meet many people over the years-Tammy, Terri, Kimberley, Donna, Ian, John. This has led to opportunities to present my ideas to others and to learn and collaborate from people with the same passions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are grateful for this season?</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-23951062473724105812023-11-16T09:57:00.000-08:002023-11-16T09:57:46.300-08:00What if....?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes my mind wanders and I wonder what things would be like if....? What would our world be like if we adapted our culture to that of the Native Americans? What if the cell phone had never been invented? What if people ran for office but did not take donations-they would just make speeches on their positions and we would vote? Shows like The Man in the HighCastle where it re-envisions history had just a few things been different make me think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whether it's a Do Now writing activity or a journal entry, I like to challenge my students to think about a world of what ifs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some journal ideas:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What if we had no clocks?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What if dinosaurs were not extinct?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What if velcro had never been invented?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What if electricity had never been invented?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What if the continents never separated?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With my 5th graders this year after learning about the Revolutionary War we wrote about what would have happened if we had not fought back against King George. Here's what some came up with:</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-58305019571158595032023-11-14T12:01:00.000-08:002023-11-14T12:01:43.131-08:00Thanksgiving with Kaplan's Depth and Complexity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I LOVE using Kaplan's concepts of Depth and Complexity to challenge my young learners. Here is how we can incorporate it into our Thanksgiving themes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Over Time" class="icon" draggable="true" height="60" id="icon6" src="https://depthcomplexity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M_icons_solid_no-words-128.png" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 5px; border-style: none; box-shadow: gray 3px 3px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the book:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibImflxoArl_-LhLaz2UQ6lnNkQrILJHavT06b3GrAPerEQbhiFcfDsF1IniNIg80KuUuP8CIyw5hAzXEnawRy2GKWX36Ff7YR5QrrwilECkSj114og5yx490NbMRH-vZAeAeC4CZOplaA03bvK9r9myDht6AzPWU_5RmAxHGQj6AtZSHfx_wZMceofyKL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="246" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibImflxoArl_-LhLaz2UQ6lnNkQrILJHavT06b3GrAPerEQbhiFcfDsF1IniNIg80KuUuP8CIyw5hAzXEnawRy2GKWX36Ff7YR5QrrwilECkSj114og5yx490NbMRH-vZAeAeC4CZOplaA03bvK9r9myDht6AzPWU_5RmAxHGQj6AtZSHfx_wZMceofyKL" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It details the way making whipped cream has changed over the years. Not only the technology of electric beaters but also how refrigerated things were stored and how shopping at Wal-mart to buy the ingredients was not how it has always been. I like to have the students actually try to make whipped cream the old-fashioned way while I read the story-we pass around a big bowl and they whip it with a whisk.</div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Patterns" class="icon" draggable="true" height="60" id="icon8" src="https://depthcomplexity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M_icons_solid_no-words-122.png" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 5px; border-style: none; box-shadow: gray 3px 3px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We make placemats to deliver with Meals on Wheels. I just cut out different colored squares and they are expected to create a pattern around the outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You could also examine the different patterns in Native American art, pottery and beading projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Language of Discipline" class="icon" draggable="true" height="60" id="icon4" src="https://depthcomplexity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M_icons_solid_no-words-120.png" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 5px; border-style: none; box-shadow: gray 3px 3px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Think like a Historian. Talk about what artifacts they have found from the past including the drawings on cave walls. Have students make mud paintings of things historians of the future would discover about Americans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Details" class="icon" draggable="true" height="60" id="icon3" src="https://depthcomplexity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M_icons_solid_no-words-121.png" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 5px; border-style: none; box-shadow: gray 3px 3px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Change the title of the Plump and Perky Turkey-add different adjectives. What other details of the story would change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYnmNg7ZoxGtidKRIleQM4p60HasGGPP4jAlHblpMa8BtBr1ONckrJYy1xFp7Fpdm1B9NSr1B4VkAubodtWFYMdCK0MV7YJa5chzuh-Hhpms3g8XDVAPDoQ_go-9IGrPVtNaJ4fPbvLVPzkBWFLAnBMURP3OqAs0oXCgKfi3m4L1XX5nTBcCdrdm-FQbh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYnmNg7ZoxGtidKRIleQM4p60HasGGPP4jAlHblpMa8BtBr1ONckrJYy1xFp7Fpdm1B9NSr1B4VkAubodtWFYMdCK0MV7YJa5chzuh-Hhpms3g8XDVAPDoQ_go-9IGrPVtNaJ4fPbvLVPzkBWFLAnBMURP3OqAs0oXCgKfi3m4L1XX5nTBcCdrdm-FQbh" width="315" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-22583876071215512502023-11-09T10:23:00.002-08:002023-11-09T10:23:34.572-08:00Native American Unit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I don't like to judge other teachers, but this is the time of year I just cringe when I see some of the activities teachers use with their students. There is so much more to Native American History than creating our NA names and a headdress. I make a conscious effort to show my students not only the traditions of the past but that Native American people are among us today-they do not dress up in feathers and moccasins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some books I really like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGgBy-eKCcz7cx4rzmjrlFETtEazK5fplaA6ElN9rG0vbnpIG7PukH2flQ2omP-4oodqcxtJDyPd5EhT_fvzhlMCaY9XqahDrbG9Yuk_OPS4QCYu4VQrEn2IBgk9mSd1aBx5t4hZIccCNCkbeEv9Kn3FvSHnJfUZrgV9JpivdmMprmZVIpYjmkOBEplp3R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGgBy-eKCcz7cx4rzmjrlFETtEazK5fplaA6ElN9rG0vbnpIG7PukH2flQ2omP-4oodqcxtJDyPd5EhT_fvzhlMCaY9XqahDrbG9Yuk_OPS4QCYu4VQrEn2IBgk9mSd1aBx5t4hZIccCNCkbeEv9Kn3FvSHnJfUZrgV9JpivdmMprmZVIpYjmkOBEplp3R" width="240" /></a></div><br />Fry Bread does have a part where they talk about the Trail of Tears which may be too much for the very young ones to understand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjodYcYTuF2emE9w9QsP7tuWVxFlkOf99kHq48vQI8cusiWsjWG2qmx6lxUdGA5vBOFlNHVeStot6cCV-7PdfOeDwwo1CNTy3gyDRUFuzoiHAHvDN_Umm1D0OhyZ8KJXZhOWlwBbLkp1SrroWHkFPybw0XgOgyggz-Od4yhHZD70A2D7r3ILvhmNV55vQFp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjodYcYTuF2emE9w9QsP7tuWVxFlkOf99kHq48vQI8cusiWsjWG2qmx6lxUdGA5vBOFlNHVeStot6cCV-7PdfOeDwwo1CNTy3gyDRUFuzoiHAHvDN_Umm1D0OhyZ8KJXZhOWlwBbLkp1SrroWHkFPybw0XgOgyggz-Od4yhHZD70A2D7r3ILvhmNV55vQFp" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful story, beautiful illustrations. I would have my students paint their own illustration to go with the story if we extended it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWUBSo3wppAUjm-5KX5kcd2OVH96IHpQNfd1cdaoIg8R8w92O6QcXFoEjED02x0DbirxAlUSPiwz_65KNFeouwBIluprH-QQWkfgj-hiYBiUZMjrTeQEihCNAWWz-owT6BoZ6ja7NdTHCfhmSjcwp2ReAxSA9QrrOG4PT2JSlp-Q03eCv3uOVexzh7aOyT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWUBSo3wppAUjm-5KX5kcd2OVH96IHpQNfd1cdaoIg8R8w92O6QcXFoEjED02x0DbirxAlUSPiwz_65KNFeouwBIluprH-QQWkfgj-hiYBiUZMjrTeQEihCNAWWz-owT6BoZ6ja7NdTHCfhmSjcwp2ReAxSA9QrrOG4PT2JSlp-Q03eCv3uOVexzh7aOyT" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little girl is sad she doesn't feel well enough to participate in her family's traditional celebration. Again, I really stress that this is something the Native Americans do when they celebrate, not how they dress every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKQf9XYbT9i10nNih1YfOHq3nrVI_ZXKX96wwPTZPifk-3WH5jgYEUoAAZAYIgyWrTABuTF3y-kCQTuUPYRPrB8p4rQ4PH9pjlBcshhbsZIsBGigu_Q1zjtVNeSDQSJkkX5ICHyun315RFctvmFD6u1_I9oSQIRZ3tCkxpNhXoJd0UwaKDb0dwGyh_Z_Nv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="832" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKQf9XYbT9i10nNih1YfOHq3nrVI_ZXKX96wwPTZPifk-3WH5jgYEUoAAZAYIgyWrTABuTF3y-kCQTuUPYRPrB8p4rQ4PH9pjlBcshhbsZIsBGigu_Q1zjtVNeSDQSJkkX5ICHyun315RFctvmFD6u1_I9oSQIRZ3tCkxpNhXoJd0UwaKDb0dwGyh_Z_Nv" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe more for upper primary students but a great way to tell the story of a famous Native American.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip0UsXfTuq_ANJpzDNexfcDdjXFgz2UJpIFug5mHDhQl4XihEa7Lg4b6ppgCdyt_R5VX6ZfrzsM27NnCkeHJzVJrkeANzMCTdMtkCfL8uzOwgBVAaF_lEn7n3vz8KaldPya3sdRpqME1EujtDeWkkjbyFmY93K3Ls_NBp2fM2aKWf0vJ8jwud34q6NmZmC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip0UsXfTuq_ANJpzDNexfcDdjXFgz2UJpIFug5mHDhQl4XihEa7Lg4b6ppgCdyt_R5VX6ZfrzsM27NnCkeHJzVJrkeANzMCTdMtkCfL8uzOwgBVAaF_lEn7n3vz8KaldPya3sdRpqME1EujtDeWkkjbyFmY93K3Ls_NBp2fM2aKWf0vJ8jwud34q6NmZmC" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We compare and contrast the different kinds of homes the Native Americans lived in -again their history is much more rich than just tipis. You can have them make graphic organizers and compare different characteristics of different tribes. You could even have them invent their own kind of home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New Uses for a Feather-what else could we use a feather for other than decoration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAWQOPMwNrzZmn5Ka9i5hTlx5ogQXFYxQvT4AE5qDvHSR9-M3oYotW31VFOFZGfY4sP5RBlmWjoJd96W_5t9YrqtTTtkbvm6Vo-9UJV7R9f9wU3RT5FcO211P3iP3lMaM4G90TuC-1nNtzC7qf4_FkdKYwUKERqlyuEsZbSJzsWD4-ncYMiOPyGWvSKkjH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAWQOPMwNrzZmn5Ka9i5hTlx5ogQXFYxQvT4AE5qDvHSR9-M3oYotW31VFOFZGfY4sP5RBlmWjoJd96W_5t9YrqtTTtkbvm6Vo-9UJV7R9f9wU3RT5FcO211P3iP3lMaM4G90TuC-1nNtzC7qf4_FkdKYwUKERqlyuEsZbSJzsWD4-ncYMiOPyGWvSKkjH" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhfR6TpKN24SjCk1ZjoHc0PQFSszgK1q8boilPA0Xvshek5HDz8iNTA8qiQWUzXXRSmDWHQIcN4igUVJps6_fC7Jq_oq_0YGZwq0vBtfT4N9xt8iDKQj7sHAErY6IrqaSi7ggDDqcAZjBtRW9fPdjLNIX-zGdzdOClVxalfFgoa-IdSw12x8o1cKn6Aic1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="280" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhfR6TpKN24SjCk1ZjoHc0PQFSszgK1q8boilPA0Xvshek5HDz8iNTA8qiQWUzXXRSmDWHQIcN4igUVJps6_fC7Jq_oq_0YGZwq0vBtfT4N9xt8iDKQj7sHAErY6IrqaSi7ggDDqcAZjBtRW9fPdjLNIX-zGdzdOClVxalfFgoa-IdSw12x8o1cKn6Aic1" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNHFhNwrzx78BALNq3_aC1BJUb8Xs7n4H2aIwXJ7rxpDANt4bAoAhynwScMcTiQJhe8FrWBjrSJTSmPiPpxqURpRawS45Q518hUMaHqRNoxgjicmkoefHHiWXtXgQgjf9seG-JfQLrEQ9seU_u3VgemRS4cXN_y8WpF3UDpZy_U6rIbqy355Y8jAoKrRJg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNHFhNwrzx78BALNq3_aC1BJUb8Xs7n4H2aIwXJ7rxpDANt4bAoAhynwScMcTiQJhe8FrWBjrSJTSmPiPpxqURpRawS45Q518hUMaHqRNoxgjicmkoefHHiWXtXgQgjf9seG-JfQLrEQ9seU_u3VgemRS4cXN_y8WpF3UDpZy_U6rIbqy355Y8jAoKrRJg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Making Pottery-there's a great segment from Reading Rainbow where he reads the Legend of the Indian Paintbrush and then shows the traditional dances and the way they make pottery. The women in the clip literally stomp on the clay with their feet to soften it because they want that connection to the earth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7iVQHBwAUjA" width="320" youtube-src-id="7iVQHBwAUjA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we made our own pottery using playdoh. They didn't come out pretty but they did copy the rolling they saw in the video.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilLO_8i_RvaLDbOSsKNBOfxiMuphZ9bxOL9g7jaUEhgudkKdB7DyWbm2yfstQ1QXB_471eqWVzFK5hZlEMD7Mer59zmQYH4HrpNP_cJ7EyCqSUS_I5rUASTZgZ8dOGLGxvWjlP9gsE_BYmIeo4WZqHDQ4cIi-HuAr64k3-oQvzEqV9RTd0TZn4OfwsksQT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilLO_8i_RvaLDbOSsKNBOfxiMuphZ9bxOL9g7jaUEhgudkKdB7DyWbm2yfstQ1QXB_471eqWVzFK5hZlEMD7Mer59zmQYH4HrpNP_cJ7EyCqSUS_I5rUASTZgZ8dOGLGxvWjlP9gsE_BYmIeo4WZqHDQ4cIi-HuAr64k3-oQvzEqV9RTd0TZn4OfwsksQT" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just remember that we need to set the example for our students when it comes to cultural sensitivity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">November is a great month to really dive into a unit on gratitude. We keep Gratitude Journals in my class throughout the year, but I still don't think the subject is an easy one for most kiddos to grasp. The world revolves around them you know. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We read books like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm-CIt0l5qyAe6cZf4ActcEa-0WXdBR_B14sM8tNXZZG65P8x7dE0uA5L_UKXukGeJPeGphdEbJ_r5uS4RGDcXNCL8UTlTtYd7yYAmOwHHdyQO3WU1ybBdGffZaNWf3RQbxJTCMKl66eI6UsDYwNc2SNvqBU_Nj7LGXbYGbqRRfG7e2CbY6E9mFZKQpjwH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="201" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm-CIt0l5qyAe6cZf4ActcEa-0WXdBR_B14sM8tNXZZG65P8x7dE0uA5L_UKXukGeJPeGphdEbJ_r5uS4RGDcXNCL8UTlTtYd7yYAmOwHHdyQO3WU1ybBdGffZaNWf3RQbxJTCMKl66eI6UsDYwNc2SNvqBU_Nj7LGXbYGbqRRfG7e2CbY6E9mFZKQpjwH" width="193" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_qUMhjr6w6vMRiQl2dYHTocPNitj3z5Le0tQA9rmxs4qd3kcevnMQvpp5SpcYZ2yFVcinYQaXVDvuS0yPRQCAXWr8LerkJwvm2wkMdc-XQAonREBxsfWh4AeaT9T1hf-W1_CFHIXZmvfD-VgdsaWu_uAN6LzLWXY_bpxYfgRLUJS-DoJ0W8KPtatqcDE0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="786" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_qUMhjr6w6vMRiQl2dYHTocPNitj3z5Le0tQA9rmxs4qd3kcevnMQvpp5SpcYZ2yFVcinYQaXVDvuS0yPRQCAXWr8LerkJwvm2wkMdc-XQAonREBxsfWh4AeaT9T1hf-W1_CFHIXZmvfD-VgdsaWu_uAN6LzLWXY_bpxYfgRLUJS-DoJ0W8KPtatqcDE0" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqPWZqHAdF9XLKnZAwbnj-RUmNwpIYV9Fjk1ANsL-d9yt1Qsyb4yxjvR3q7BoknMGX15EqcT7v5Xy5fbMkx0jS1BCoJlwKl78LZYwiKy1tjpmW-Vi5eMReQ3D2J1G4BvqgYrETNx2f3yzZ7QN_DamYNyEUiDDnC5eC10Q7_72BAId6yLZdAlRVpEZrgd73" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqPWZqHAdF9XLKnZAwbnj-RUmNwpIYV9Fjk1ANsL-d9yt1Qsyb4yxjvR3q7BoknMGX15EqcT7v5Xy5fbMkx0jS1BCoJlwKl78LZYwiKy1tjpmW-Vi5eMReQ3D2J1G4BvqgYrETNx2f3yzZ7QN_DamYNyEUiDDnC5eC10Q7_72BAId6yLZdAlRVpEZrgd73" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUIt4ASzoO1lIvmYLaOrT3GdGwJeaMfmldfzNHJoDjhy7plzIUP2RXzmkW2yHXgosRMZKkksWFI3AkbD9LV1Vt-7igHdthRBELNGhQBDUWUL-plfmHO5tBdjjOFzWF5ZYsdLR1US4nyLRp06QYAQqT62PHG3iV-9YeAHtqAgHCupI0GI4g0vUNAmltZZEj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUIt4ASzoO1lIvmYLaOrT3GdGwJeaMfmldfzNHJoDjhy7plzIUP2RXzmkW2yHXgosRMZKkksWFI3AkbD9LV1Vt-7igHdthRBELNGhQBDUWUL-plfmHO5tBdjjOFzWF5ZYsdLR1US4nyLRp06QYAQqT62PHG3iV-9YeAHtqAgHCupI0GI4g0vUNAmltZZEj" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For our journals, we usually just free write-what am I grateful for? But I also sometimes give them prompts "what are you grateful for that does not cost money?" "what are you grateful for that you cannot see?".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLPrSipPE5KY5sDOGYk-uKegWxUh9nKji1VlhBNUgpY6OZzA4iqdtptqW7zsw1tXSd9h34zGFTLy4ku1K7Eql_MgNIboVW7LyxXzxAaUGGfyGCbBuTLE0cHzr2cILvK0xkNnWlTl01JLS-LY4bg5SUa5Kq9yaoCrPrq02v9KUqzEjaxc8Gmc4EVyK1doaD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="279" data-original-width="247" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLPrSipPE5KY5sDOGYk-uKegWxUh9nKji1VlhBNUgpY6OZzA4iqdtptqW7zsw1tXSd9h34zGFTLy4ku1K7Eql_MgNIboVW7LyxXzxAaUGGfyGCbBuTLE0cHzr2cILvK0xkNnWlTl01JLS-LY4bg5SUa5Kq9yaoCrPrq02v9KUqzEjaxc8Gmc4EVyK1doaD=w353-h400" width="353" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzrnaVtuY_XFmBtjykusi3qT2XYpIqt1Bw0uFKdGl_CPw5GVv9ZvESestHzmE_b1noyc0sImHvZ1TmeEKYiCRRSIGVC_pLqIhVP5Eo0TgGJUCOSQO8Eu5t05vr9hcu_E3JcqPksmiTGrOGHOx5owwpAqxUyka1LtOz4HB8w2UWuuKwjN8eGKif3waUpVr3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="225" data-original-width="234" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzrnaVtuY_XFmBtjykusi3qT2XYpIqt1Bw0uFKdGl_CPw5GVv9ZvESestHzmE_b1noyc0sImHvZ1TmeEKYiCRRSIGVC_pLqIhVP5Eo0TgGJUCOSQO8Eu5t05vr9hcu_E3JcqPksmiTGrOGHOx5owwpAqxUyka1LtOz4HB8w2UWuuKwjN8eGKif3waUpVr3=w400-h384" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUbOLK-tthPILuA9tJdFnMKHdis2Jj2FVo9I-TtQFWZbSJO8oCdwd1tFVRiBiVYMyhfb00fqrHRPwB7Ixjcdd-nAmB-m8MmD6nVkhWvidIPpbwmaqNt7SPUXG70wExAs2Xn64by0--jC92I2S3j3L7bc23NHNvieFIlTpL1VtZObhRfmRTskhiBDHFm4Gm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="216" data-original-width="194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUbOLK-tthPILuA9tJdFnMKHdis2Jj2FVo9I-TtQFWZbSJO8oCdwd1tFVRiBiVYMyhfb00fqrHRPwB7Ixjcdd-nAmB-m8MmD6nVkhWvidIPpbwmaqNt7SPUXG70wExAs2Xn64by0--jC92I2S3j3L7bc23NHNvieFIlTpL1VtZObhRfmRTskhiBDHFm4Gm=w360-h400" width="360" /></a></div><br />We also do bigger projects. It's easy to say I am grateful for my family or my friends. But I encourage my students to dig deeper-can you come up with a posterboard full of things you are grateful for?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSP6YcQykcpy33gRuN_MuwgfD4Zw0qnz9iq4vGFdBLZy_f0tKsoQNFZ2-powCJow0XQ-3uh1GbpUduitBVrlnJrbT0MX99XaAa3IGrhUbu0PyWSAJZQzrpa_6INb7fXnOjl8nsdUID7-XNPZkW4Fh7VV2goaG7VahuZmd2rrFL_UQzt9fCuUAOgXhRDc8t" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="568" data-original-width="758" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSP6YcQykcpy33gRuN_MuwgfD4Zw0qnz9iq4vGFdBLZy_f0tKsoQNFZ2-powCJow0XQ-3uh1GbpUduitBVrlnJrbT0MX99XaAa3IGrhUbu0PyWSAJZQzrpa_6INb7fXnOjl8nsdUID7-XNPZkW4Fh7VV2goaG7VahuZmd2rrFL_UQzt9fCuUAOgXhRDc8t=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbp2AnCHXdXE2GxZ2MHkAZY-sv5lU7eoYlFADGUThDo_qDkX_TYejdiiFTef6GoLpk7QBrlz-TZ7zhwhTkiLj--2dyfFE1mkaEDCrLHQVlV2dQWEQLe6WLqXC0VtaqVmHAGBGR1h09I8Q4T4SK5aUcGKdEQybFQotzbh97vkHDch8fiGg7_Ig1lHf4ch72" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="568" data-original-width="758" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbp2AnCHXdXE2GxZ2MHkAZY-sv5lU7eoYlFADGUThDo_qDkX_TYejdiiFTef6GoLpk7QBrlz-TZ7zhwhTkiLj--2dyfFE1mkaEDCrLHQVlV2dQWEQLe6WLqXC0VtaqVmHAGBGR1h09I8Q4T4SK5aUcGKdEQybFQotzbh97vkHDch8fiGg7_Ig1lHf4ch72=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic_2-1ctyIV7NpV-hWua4Bfdwkc0ZgUHlPm4aplU7PwcyTJ8w5LrYd2H9GGv58SHf6ihVDUoWYNCd74pH11stTB-kOtVpP0TVWEU76JwAtQ_lUnygfbxC_iZE3FXKGIANEplvGvNX3bSTHgQGjcegt9fLmvYf6U8m7Xss90AlCqjU-KARUHnWzW3T6rE53" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="568" data-original-width="758" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic_2-1ctyIV7NpV-hWua4Bfdwkc0ZgUHlPm4aplU7PwcyTJ8w5LrYd2H9GGv58SHf6ihVDUoWYNCd74pH11stTB-kOtVpP0TVWEU76JwAtQ_lUnygfbxC_iZE3FXKGIANEplvGvNX3bSTHgQGjcegt9fLmvYf6U8m7Xss90AlCqjU-KARUHnWzW3T6rE53=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div>Personally, I am very grateful for many things this school year. We have gone through a lot of changes but I really enjoy the position I was given. I am thankful for a wonderful team and supportive administrators. I am also thankful for my bright, creative students.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are you grateful for?<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-53997848040906543852023-10-30T05:47:00.002-07:002023-10-30T05:47:58.472-07:00Halloween Rigor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
If your students are anything like ours they are fired up in anticipation for this upcoming holiday. :) These are the times we see a lot of fluff in the classrooms. I wanted to give you some alternatives in case you were looking for something to do with your kiddos that involved higher order thinking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">S.C.A.M.P.E.R</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are not familiar with this acronym, it's a great way to add rigor to your activities. It lends itself well to holidays like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">S-Substitute-substitute something else for pumpkins to decorate for Halloween. I like to give them areas where pumpkins may not be plentiful-Africa, Alaska, Hawaii-what would they use to decorate?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">C-Combine-combine Halloween with another holiday-what would that look like? You can even incorporate rules from Depth and Complexity here. What is always true about Halloween?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adapt-Adapt Halloween celebrations for other places or other creatures. How would a monster celebrate Halloween? How would a tiger?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Modify-Modify Halloween candy to make it healthier-invent your own new healthy candy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New Use for an everyday thing-what is a new use for a pumpkin or halloween candy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With Kaplan's Depth and Complexity:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rules-using what is always true about Halloween, create a new tradition or way to celebrate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Details-using details we know about characters-what do you think they would dress up as for Halloween (my favorite has always been the student who said Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz would dress up as Woody from Toy Story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Multiple perspectives: compare the perspectives of a Jack-o-lantern and a plain pumpkin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Write from the perspective of a haunted house, etc. How would it feel, what would it see, what would it wish?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trends-analyze the trends in Halloween costumes over the years, predict what future trends will look like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-48952464208384763212023-10-26T05:32:00.005-07:002023-10-26T05:32:40.636-07:00Powerful Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of the things I always tried to impart into my students was that words have power. Whether it is in a speech, argument or story. We need to be careful about the words we choose in order to have the best impact possible. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I share this video originally shared by Terri at Engage Their Minds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU">The Power of Words</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hzgzim5m7oU" width="320" youtube-src-id="Hzgzim5m7oU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the students make their own lists of words they consider powerful. One asked if he could write "hate". I say yes because it is a powerful word. They make a triorama and glue two together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some our 4th Graders came up with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj4jgzozYsfDD0GNpa6IG-eCfE0JP30LMp2ymz3lwj7H86tp__xAjVS0vZD6AU6C6jUA5Uj5hPRz3pz7adl_2dlPA10ltqYv48JLxn35pMKMyqEUztBGqiZeqQV8g0nOEE8g1whIHi8xy--FlydXrISeyZBlVGniFP6xV5JwK6siNXkoSAeqFv3wVMoope" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2420" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj4jgzozYsfDD0GNpa6IG-eCfE0JP30LMp2ymz3lwj7H86tp__xAjVS0vZD6AU6C6jUA5Uj5hPRz3pz7adl_2dlPA10ltqYv48JLxn35pMKMyqEUztBGqiZeqQV8g0nOEE8g1whIHi8xy--FlydXrISeyZBlVGniFP6xV5JwK6siNXkoSAeqFv3wVMoope" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNbxy__2PbdHZ4GFSX2uVYDlmGsPy0aRa9oAJAMqkxPERaHFnWHZl12B6YSZP6LI2KY5tMtKCwFo7qnNnRAitNbappHY9W-58EN7wwVepW_YDR5JwXdXFhwg1KCpWfgPa3wau15I_3LFBkY1Cwp6qYcNTzvJA61lwrCyN75os_Z5LhN8zMQCrgyZnxYd7-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1501" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNbxy__2PbdHZ4GFSX2uVYDlmGsPy0aRa9oAJAMqkxPERaHFnWHZl12B6YSZP6LI2KY5tMtKCwFo7qnNnRAitNbappHY9W-58EN7wwVepW_YDR5JwXdXFhwg1KCpWfgPa3wau15I_3LFBkY1Cwp6qYcNTzvJA61lwrCyN75os_Z5LhN8zMQCrgyZnxYd7-" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzDXemq_9N7aF-wy4iGNXRGlhwFqC77IGhKNTeZgqZ2h9uJnlvSvpvzkO6Sb4qQ6VCzSlwZie32Qxqg0MwoUMo4PqfXLR0bfycbe6QzxaZ2e6Dc4sOIbNaJzsQErRb0vvbePH4j4kbGEzwzxBFGlf3cFoKiij29P8zeIV7uUzh3NH5Z6Ts_KpjYtXhs9Tz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzDXemq_9N7aF-wy4iGNXRGlhwFqC77IGhKNTeZgqZ2h9uJnlvSvpvzkO6Sb4qQ6VCzSlwZie32Qxqg0MwoUMo4PqfXLR0bfycbe6QzxaZ2e6Dc4sOIbNaJzsQErRb0vvbePH4j4kbGEzwzxBFGlf3cFoKiij29P8zeIV7uUzh3NH5Z6Ts_KpjYtXhs9Tz" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqBLX5dXlnMliA8IJK3tODCEhxbQip-qB8t62HDDvK_8GP_4vHlsC-_b3B6ATyUG6nIYDYa77_r-gZzWYUjxY819cb74qGZQ8_IQrXZ8RkueFqCGRcXY42Phvv1mBERlMLDxCt2o6nSG8z8XZo8Ws_B95MKBJPs6yUm-0xQEnfjb4kwQ2n93PNa42mzn9y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqBLX5dXlnMliA8IJK3tODCEhxbQip-qB8t62HDDvK_8GP_4vHlsC-_b3B6ATyUG6nIYDYa77_r-gZzWYUjxY819cb74qGZQ8_IQrXZ8RkueFqCGRcXY42Phvv1mBERlMLDxCt2o6nSG8z8XZo8Ws_B95MKBJPs6yUm-0xQEnfjb4kwQ2n93PNa42mzn9y" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggddfIerVf86aRAGqxIhS0aq4WEyujSPTjxrl5UexD3LwpQ5O_6hYh8iyJkMX_JaOa9m-SQDuntUvEb3LZIFVYVbPajOFYX3yczJ6UnqTY8ZT3yz1Q_sZZd6n_7l70hc94CA450WjyZZtnagaQFoTXCPYnJsX2sVjdi_HAE1IeIqrBxk8MuIEd8zmm42Xk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1501" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggddfIerVf86aRAGqxIhS0aq4WEyujSPTjxrl5UexD3LwpQ5O_6hYh8iyJkMX_JaOa9m-SQDuntUvEb3LZIFVYVbPajOFYX3yczJ6UnqTY8ZT3yz1Q_sZZd6n_7l70hc94CA450WjyZZtnagaQFoTXCPYnJsX2sVjdi_HAE1IeIqrBxk8MuIEd8zmm42Xk" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-56418406182882224012023-10-24T06:29:00.002-07:002023-10-24T06:29:37.427-07:00Socratic Circles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I believe, as Socrates did, that students learn best from each other. A teacher can lecture but I think there is more engagement and more participation from everyone when we can have a group discussion that includes everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where Socratic Circles come into play. We review and practice the rules first. No one laughs at anything anyone says. We do not talk over each other-I have even had an object that you have to be holding in order to share something to make it tangible for them. Stay on topic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then my favorite way to introduce it is to take the class outside. We make a big circle and start discussing. This year my position is called the Art of Thinking. We push-in to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes. So I took my 5th graders outside and had an amazing conversation about the impact of social media on our perspectives. Is it that same in other countries? Other cultures? We talked about people like the Amish who do not have access to social media-how are their lives, their perspectives different?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the young kids you could talk about people who have made a difference in history. What made them want to make those contributions? What made them so brave?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you try it, let me know how it goes. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-49662892037564589972023-10-20T06:39:00.000-07:002023-10-20T06:39:04.510-07:00Rigorous Unit for Where the Wild Things Are<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this is probably my all time favorite book to read aloud to students. We were doing a training a few years ago and had a video of it from Discovery-the sound wasn't working. So I narrated the whole thing page by page because I pretty much know it by heart. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDiyLjL1nqddcdi_J5r84cBEOTdJpeiO3o597_hkGs7lh6heEu2zAOLl3nwVPypf5-R7znWm4LRpk7b9DOSLCtgNVFZvS3rbN9tyFQbD4B6swnZQu25_KOt1jVl3F40ts5hScTYTb3a4tq8tzXKsE-ZoqynwucPV48w0swTAvAqXnyNi9GiyjBy6rT-CvV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="350" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDiyLjL1nqddcdi_J5r84cBEOTdJpeiO3o597_hkGs7lh6heEu2zAOLl3nwVPypf5-R7znWm4LRpk7b9DOSLCtgNVFZvS3rbN9tyFQbD4B6swnZQu25_KOt1jVl3F40ts5hScTYTb3a4tq8tzXKsE-ZoqynwucPV48w0swTAvAqXnyNi9GiyjBy6rT-CvV" width="295" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So how can we step up the rigor using this story?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We can use concepts from Kaplan's Depth and Complexity:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Multiple Perspectives:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bubble map-how would Max's mother describe him compared to how the Wild Things would describe him? I do this on chart paper. Draw a big bubble with Max in the middle, draw a line down the center and then have the kids give me adjectives describe Max from mom's POV and the Wild Things. It is usually very similar and we can discuss why that is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I were Max I would....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I were the Wild Things, I would......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ethics:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Was it right for Max to leave the Wild Things?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsagQwVmHCKx2EJFEYpapQndgmixbXWXC24Vc5u3D4Er8LbZDttqBgeyCN8Zk5fPzAsHisLx6z4bicG_smz73ydZvwvaPEh_Jf9G9NLEkcsgqANDogBdU2KhlW-eiKj-V1C1KTcYK1_fQABm9fRsl107R5rIb9OXQGf3OzokF2ib0M9IZCRTcAFiRQWRSb/s1170/max%20ethics3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1170" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsagQwVmHCKx2EJFEYpapQndgmixbXWXC24Vc5u3D4Er8LbZDttqBgeyCN8Zk5fPzAsHisLx6z4bicG_smz73ydZvwvaPEh_Jf9G9NLEkcsgqANDogBdU2KhlW-eiKj-V1C1KTcYK1_fQABm9fRsl107R5rIb9OXQGf3OzokF2ib0M9IZCRTcAFiRQWRSb/s320/max%20ethics3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fjdkAKD3PVIFSyHfVn_zHrQdEp4_BR9X3agcyU2P0KV7h_Pfyz575_45dKaXZwDYlXVb6gGb7fPgMXa8umftpPu0z3rag_qKparMfZ8EzCDXCUonJDFhtWRNTmHWyppuN_s7DwTw7uR0okYmUX1NqIo8WzSyQpKX75k4w5hrcVa_0E9Qj-GpoeKnhXnv/s1333/max%20ethics%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fjdkAKD3PVIFSyHfVn_zHrQdEp4_BR9X3agcyU2P0KV7h_Pfyz575_45dKaXZwDYlXVb6gGb7fPgMXa8umftpPu0z3rag_qKparMfZ8EzCDXCUonJDFhtWRNTmHWyppuN_s7DwTw7uR0okYmUX1NqIo8WzSyQpKX75k4w5hrcVa_0E9Qj-GpoeKnhXnv/s320/max%20ethics%202.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlPy0ZdBTh4qg3lDDlhpLyDoWQ23pCntAm_goCNzzIACeH1EgveK_vv6pL5bUZ-_dRQki3IwMLJZugp_pusQ0f4gl-6WJEN-vg7W19YEpv1uWqjDARb6BA3gLTKifqE1MFZ3iE_21NNjfAQ7Js4uz37dATjiV-QgChxPi72Fg0yw80jL_SBrcppDDR8JF/s1170/max%20ethics.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1170" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlPy0ZdBTh4qg3lDDlhpLyDoWQ23pCntAm_goCNzzIACeH1EgveK_vv6pL5bUZ-_dRQki3IwMLJZugp_pusQ0f4gl-6WJEN-vg7W19YEpv1uWqjDARb6BA3gLTKifqE1MFZ3iE_21NNjfAQ7Js4uz37dATjiV-QgChxPi72Fg0yw80jL_SBrcppDDR8JF/s320/max%20ethics.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Patterns: Identify the patterns in the story. Use those patterns to predict as we read the story aloud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rules: What was always true about the Wild Things? What was always true about Max?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Details: My favorite activity to do because it also reviews adjectives. Take out the word "Wild" and replace it with another adjective. What other details of the story change? So where the "pretty" things are-they blink their pretty blinks and show their pretty nails instead of rolling their eyes and showing their claws.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2usPtLOX3po2JHQmH7-Qxmj4_u8bP8_IKJrjGWfFWCmrTFXGVWW81zo09ry_Ta9FIFm1cHkbNj__VQEivAaoZ_Gw_-b8r_5I4s_sLhPZosfV3gAS2wQXiMCCCShIwhEQmsh1ljbEBdKsehBzpoEhwsFOzDMdfIQgHl6qcdJ5QtEiXK-2JOA5E4fHQ3-U/s1169/max%20details.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1169" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2usPtLOX3po2JHQmH7-Qxmj4_u8bP8_IKJrjGWfFWCmrTFXGVWW81zo09ry_Ta9FIFm1cHkbNj__VQEivAaoZ_Gw_-b8r_5I4s_sLhPZosfV3gAS2wQXiMCCCShIwhEQmsh1ljbEBdKsehBzpoEhwsFOzDMdfIQgHl6qcdJ5QtEiXK-2JOA5E4fHQ3-U/s320/max%20details.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rigorous Comprehension Questions:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Is this story real or make-believe? How do you know?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did Max really travel anywhere?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you could travel somewhere in your dreams, create the world that would look like?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How do you think Max felt when he met the Wild Things?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why did Max leave?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What do you think the Wild Things did after Max left?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What do you think Max learned from his journey?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Several years ago I connected with J. Taylor Education. They provide training and products for Kaplan's Depth and Complexity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to share with you a TPT-like site where units that incorporate these concepts are being sold. I created units that target early childhood from this site, just a few are:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://depthcomplexity.com/all-products/">https://depthcomplexity.com/all-products/</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivZ5gRlQ0hpcMMqgeD56-_nkNf-V93KSwFcb41PgLETJWXZx8PUisn8AZ94_LBY7LscnUTYidiOwPLKr31GWau6fmsMfuSfSQ2Kt9PPLjNKfiLna_a8PdwkvrzDTw4d5UwZ1PbhU6BUNBcP7ni7QAhsXFSSG4AB_mLfQajp86oAF2Ma9mt3d_sCWVaNhd1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1816" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivZ5gRlQ0hpcMMqgeD56-_nkNf-V93KSwFcb41PgLETJWXZx8PUisn8AZ94_LBY7LscnUTYidiOwPLKr31GWau6fmsMfuSfSQ2Kt9PPLjNKfiLna_a8PdwkvrzDTw4d5UwZ1PbhU6BUNBcP7ni7QAhsXFSSG4AB_mLfQajp86oAF2Ma9mt3d_sCWVaNhd1=w400-h144" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-3143622221869925012023-10-16T11:48:00.005-07:002023-10-16T11:48:53.303-07:00Frayer Model<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So sometimes the classics still work. The Frayer model is a great way to solidify vocabulary-which we know young kiddos definitely need more of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use it with my usual vocabulary words, but also in other subject areas. This was our objective for social studies. You can see how the students all used their own words to define what it means to be a good citizen, illustrated it, and then gave examples and non-examples.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr16xaYBKFWkM7A1JtBMIKM2CkBgqybxoPoZTZgAFamGFPjNnVPicDkg7RQxUBAyixx5AlwXekXWA7LEwHzCz694Q3wKh6Q5FdsTXFN8bpHBDQkymmxfNEnBlrTHSWnvEBscRFxMdP_6uI8wiP0D80lxpZFsWHi8auxGfnbTFczZ3IAk3F6x7WL0enBn-J/s1617/goodcitizen1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1617" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr16xaYBKFWkM7A1JtBMIKM2CkBgqybxoPoZTZgAFamGFPjNnVPicDkg7RQxUBAyixx5AlwXekXWA7LEwHzCz694Q3wKh6Q5FdsTXFN8bpHBDQkymmxfNEnBlrTHSWnvEBscRFxMdP_6uI8wiP0D80lxpZFsWHi8auxGfnbTFczZ3IAk3F6x7WL0enBn-J/w400-h213/goodcitizen1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHWEZfNiL22SUXr_bN1DgrMRO4j_yddYQ9pIJWKJQqy0kg3ZMxORuKUqXliS7-Rr2QxHfJO0idSZd8W6KPgy1gEO7SXyodX63ZlV7G262Td9lFnzGaCzMlTZdxp-EZuoObB4nXP1mWZA8DDdQVwdNPMbo2ZC_aBRFn6WFdGJ8LcGPi_-nvCAmif_gHO2z/s1808/goodcitizen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1808" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHWEZfNiL22SUXr_bN1DgrMRO4j_yddYQ9pIJWKJQqy0kg3ZMxORuKUqXliS7-Rr2QxHfJO0idSZd8W6KPgy1gEO7SXyodX63ZlV7G262Td9lFnzGaCzMlTZdxp-EZuoObB4nXP1mWZA8DDdQVwdNPMbo2ZC_aBRFn6WFdGJ8LcGPi_-nvCAmif_gHO2z/w400-h190/goodcitizen2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Kh69Rg8CDLx32aMC1XdN83lIxNsSh_eQnuWG41c2LzHS95bzzfU7g9xlo29e3ELhBDUAnsGw6516CpoQPTKVwLnpQZodZF9bUpugO4_-3VjbM6aApwrySbbugBrosfLC5f1sfwv7Z5FvfoNBRRTMewCD20Orb0BlFy06GA2gk-rfPcxivbvS5aUnpRz1/s1484/goodcitizen4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1484" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Kh69Rg8CDLx32aMC1XdN83lIxNsSh_eQnuWG41c2LzHS95bzzfU7g9xlo29e3ELhBDUAnsGw6516CpoQPTKVwLnpQZodZF9bUpugO4_-3VjbM6aApwrySbbugBrosfLC5f1sfwv7Z5FvfoNBRRTMewCD20Orb0BlFy06GA2gk-rfPcxivbvS5aUnpRz1/w400-h231/goodcitizen4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelgGfRbb0r3cSqWId6zyFq7RmgwEXseLAdBI96tt0Xs6LE67dqAMKS8AIV3LfwFvPlOZIENF1YZFk04g6CnnpR3emnLvcpxhxrvLXQ1FF1MkG-66luYYV-teKL-s7bjGkYuDfzlMGlMHRbbt_HlRbKgy_VWpcQeNb3EYa7Oxj3TenuLSAJ_BHQkjzhvR4/s1632/goodcitizen23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1632" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelgGfRbb0r3cSqWId6zyFq7RmgwEXseLAdBI96tt0Xs6LE67dqAMKS8AIV3LfwFvPlOZIENF1YZFk04g6CnnpR3emnLvcpxhxrvLXQ1FF1MkG-66luYYV-teKL-s7bjGkYuDfzlMGlMHRbbt_HlRbKgy_VWpcQeNb3EYa7Oxj3TenuLSAJ_BHQkjzhvR4/w400-h210/goodcitizen23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-5048943846065827932023-10-07T17:28:00.001-07:002023-10-07T17:28:07.715-07:00Kaplan's Trends with the Young Ones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Trends is one of my favorite concepts to teach. I personally am fascinated by Trends. There have been many rabbit holes that I have traveled down after having a question. Trends in Baby Names fascinate me-the way old-fashioned names are coming back or the way culture plays a part-have actually had Sansa's and Arya's in Kindergarten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some ways you can incorporate it into your lessons. What I do is make into a unit. We review how to do research, how we can trust certain sites over others. So for example:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1) What have been the number 1 Halloween costumes over the years? The students can illustrate what they think costumes in the past looked like and then we can analyze the data. They can also predict what future costume trends might be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2) Number 1 toys sold at Christmastime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3) Top baby names-are any of their names on the lists? Would they name their child a popular name or go more unique?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4) Fashion-we do a whole unit on shoes-how have they changed over time? I am a wear a dress with sneakers to work kind of gal-does practicality trump style? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5) Trends in TV and movies-the students are shocked to learn about silent movies and how we grew up with only 3 channels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6) Trends in weather-tie it into science. Now in Texas this is hard because most days it's 90 degrees and sunny. But we can analyze trends for the whole US or compare it to trends in weather in other countries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7) Trends in art-what made certain artists popular?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8) Trends in foods-I watched the documentary on Netflix called Rotten and was shocked to learn the history of the avocado-I had no idea there were trends involved in making that so popular today (and who knew the drama involved).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9) Trends in our city-we look at the development projects in the works and compare it to what the city used to look like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10) Trends in trends-what is cool? From pet rocks to tamagochi's to fidget spinners. Analyze the trends over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">11) Trends in fairy tales-from the horror of Grimm to the "woke" tales of today where Cinderella doesn't need a man. Brings a depth to my fairy tale unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Analyzing is rigorous but it's also important to me to give them an opportunity to predict what will happen in the future. That way they are also applying what they learned.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-15229456969185313042023-09-24T12:31:00.001-07:002023-09-24T12:31:46.838-07:00Divergent vs. Convergent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Most of what we require students to do in our classes is convergent thinking. One multiple choice answer, one solution to the math problem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it's really important to include versions of divergent thinking as well. Open ended critical thinking activities that will help develop creativity. When researchers measure creativity they use divergent art activities to see how detailed and creative a subject's mind is. I do the same thing with my students. I give them a squiggle or a shape and ask them to turn it into something. In the beginning I get very basic very boring responses, but the more we do these activities the more creative my students get.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I gave them just a line:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzuS5lq_clz0E6yudCSja61BNAHuLVSgFyykT6PZSyktTBBkbz9Vrqp_tRSdeq9EzKfAHGGGXHt8aLwN5_hpPfJwgxwqHibwkfs7aW7lZVpHmToONa-FoykeK38xWqdcQlPx_blwnv8tAUCw-f66lPglDLl70EU-iD4PPjmEt4-qkigNTT6hRBK9Bi9Fd/s1137/div1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1137" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzuS5lq_clz0E6yudCSja61BNAHuLVSgFyykT6PZSyktTBBkbz9Vrqp_tRSdeq9EzKfAHGGGXHt8aLwN5_hpPfJwgxwqHibwkfs7aW7lZVpHmToONa-FoykeK38xWqdcQlPx_blwnv8tAUCw-f66lPglDLl70EU-iD4PPjmEt4-qkigNTT6hRBK9Bi9Fd/s320/div1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JwE7ZqZukrhf2-wQFMTtLK6volSUHKgdWwAwLdZ8v0Y1x_DIbfyYMOGc1pNL4XS_N_pha3tU6Bs5Rj091wnuhQeO4gfzZaEQaUPBJSwbnx_sPzkC2F7N_H2G6Tf9uWCRx0jjhMc15aQRJxM6nLHx7C09eNBJfILY4jU-gt_QQs4YkkQKpVy6A5bCCZ20/s944/div2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="944" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JwE7ZqZukrhf2-wQFMTtLK6volSUHKgdWwAwLdZ8v0Y1x_DIbfyYMOGc1pNL4XS_N_pha3tU6Bs5Rj091wnuhQeO4gfzZaEQaUPBJSwbnx_sPzkC2F7N_H2G6Tf9uWCRx0jjhMc15aQRJxM6nLHx7C09eNBJfILY4jU-gt_QQs4YkkQKpVy6A5bCCZ20/s320/div2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOIlPFFPQI98f2PyNjOEHJeHsv-F-9RWEV4nFZ1DDxQc_HkCAe8QXVp_7bwUK_n9g9PS8BZgJyDFUzwt2AxYWtPDJHCMns3s7d0YaVeMTtoX63QQPTRpHMC5SavZzhf7vaRSdM8l6JMxCcAnWM7I-rru8bCuPN4FaFn_SJpgFRU8vqBNQXjLtHUVxt3r5/s948/div3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="948" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOIlPFFPQI98f2PyNjOEHJeHsv-F-9RWEV4nFZ1DDxQc_HkCAe8QXVp_7bwUK_n9g9PS8BZgJyDFUzwt2AxYWtPDJHCMns3s7d0YaVeMTtoX63QQPTRpHMC5SavZzhf7vaRSdM8l6JMxCcAnWM7I-rru8bCuPN4FaFn_SJpgFRU8vqBNQXjLtHUVxt3r5/s320/div3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYXu5DYAlvVf5LTufLQVZpGKt73lyEGUChcsXtQ47IE2Z6wE7mzjBkxPDFpEOs_ehbKGntJ35TU59dv9v8iKTfoLVzoAQg263D0LFnPO4GGLJPdB1UcUhlmPJiOaq4bJWAi15orSnXrDgr_BzHiuUTVcRaauUMEjleCWvAOq3kAFH_MdOTKOXWbuvug3g/s812/div4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="812" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYXu5DYAlvVf5LTufLQVZpGKt73lyEGUChcsXtQ47IE2Z6wE7mzjBkxPDFpEOs_ehbKGntJ35TU59dv9v8iKTfoLVzoAQg263D0LFnPO4GGLJPdB1UcUhlmPJiOaq4bJWAi15orSnXrDgr_BzHiuUTVcRaauUMEjleCWvAOq3kAFH_MdOTKOXWbuvug3g/s320/div4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We do these activities at least twice a month. After the first one I do model some ideas I thought were creative so they know for future activities what I'm looking for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-26683895551415227572023-08-18T10:21:00.001-07:002023-08-18T10:21:25.915-07:00Introducing Ethics-Depth and Complexity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ethics is my favorite concept from Kaplan's Depth and Complexity to use with young kiddos. In the beginning you will notice that when you ask them a question, they want to answer with what they think you want to hear. If I say do you like pasta? And half the class raises their hands, then I say well I LOVE pasta. What happens? Everyone's hands go up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I do a very conscious lesson with them to teach them that they are entitled to their opinion, whatever it is and they should believe in what they believe and be ready to back that up with an argument.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ask them if taking something from someone else is ever the right thing to do? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Response: No, never. Stealing is wrong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Question: what if your house was on fire and your neighbor's hose was right there? Can you use it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Response: Well, yes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Question (the Les Miserables argument)-what if you were starving? Or if your child was starving?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Response: I don't know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Question: What if no one would ever know it was you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we talk about how even though the icon for this concept is black and white-there are truly gray areas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of things to remember with ethics:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1) Their opinion is always correct. If they say the Boy in the Giving Tree was right to take everything from the tree and give nothing in return-as much as I disagree with that--it is their opinion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2) Going along with that-I never tell them what my opinion is. Even if we have already finished the activity. I am a strict "no comment" because I know I have influence and I never want to change their own opinions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3) The more you do these activities the better they get at it. I will never forget a discussion we were having-could a woman every be President? A boy said no because girls are not as strong as boys. Cecilia raised her hand and said "Miss Trayers, can I ask him something?-Chase, isn't your mom strong? Did you see Miss Trayers move that table the other day--she is strong". And I cannot tell you how proud I was that not only was she thinking and forming those opinions but voicing them as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4) I tell my parents at Open House-I apologize right now, but I am going to teach them how to make a better argument. :) They will argue their cases more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some books I love to use to introduce this concept:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8IoyOmiXW4U97c6LZaXi8vyEyEMKkgkjzETZaLCSSq_Xuwm5Slu9qYWBUnnAy0FjRGI6eikOBlSuOKijyMBkNAK4qIac_jWlS2ZtQatF08S3iujPWrbWPCg1bSdZUyN9jBWGA5IXRuYPhKTzMeTHlDsv155IEp5fEoeefFz0D0g-HwcaP9df0iMX6sOd/s1280/ethics%20david.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8IoyOmiXW4U97c6LZaXi8vyEyEMKkgkjzETZaLCSSq_Xuwm5Slu9qYWBUnnAy0FjRGI6eikOBlSuOKijyMBkNAK4qIac_jWlS2ZtQatF08S3iujPWrbWPCg1bSdZUyN9jBWGA5IXRuYPhKTzMeTHlDsv155IEp5fEoeefFz0D0g-HwcaP9df0iMX6sOd/s320/ethics%20david.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Classic book. Was it right that David acted that way? Was it right how the teacher reacted? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvT_Remol8SMZ-D7eCuTM_I4pzFRRbWdTCTSE2Se8nZ5biqF9LKITYASYSZlNMGViAtpI3gPc8wtDyKgOLMGIK5-QJbdgWrGecvZjWVjx1IQI3AXjtWL5-RlI2yAKyTfecN8Wq3G97TYF8OMUQT2mn4F8SgPOSjZHfcxsdM3pVQY4mNFFSdpZuIBWJ4FtT/s808/ethics%20name.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvT_Remol8SMZ-D7eCuTM_I4pzFRRbWdTCTSE2Se8nZ5biqF9LKITYASYSZlNMGViAtpI3gPc8wtDyKgOLMGIK5-QJbdgWrGecvZjWVjx1IQI3AXjtWL5-RlI2yAKyTfecN8Wq3G97TYF8OMUQT2mn4F8SgPOSjZHfcxsdM3pVQY4mNFFSdpZuIBWJ4FtT/s320/ethics%20name.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is it right to call someone by the wrong name if you don't know how to pronounce it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What would be the the right way to ask someone about their names?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtwsDl5oUQ-M9OIhHQK6J9hwqr45GSQQUKnFR4lvfrdh5RXRIitJhGePLnUax-wwjL0PbsABqNg6_mG9NRAiV3R1iOTAYXFxUe5J8V5d9iyV7zPxWvKHFQ3oTJ8mpsyrRZdW8svkd6RncSeWetd6z1jP8dAicubfKE0XcQhcskoPbVqUj0IhMXhG9uDce/s1360/ethics%20class.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1051" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtwsDl5oUQ-M9OIhHQK6J9hwqr45GSQQUKnFR4lvfrdh5RXRIitJhGePLnUax-wwjL0PbsABqNg6_mG9NRAiV3R1iOTAYXFxUe5J8V5d9iyV7zPxWvKHFQ3oTJ8mpsyrRZdW8svkd6RncSeWetd6z1jP8dAicubfKE0XcQhcskoPbVqUj0IhMXhG9uDce/s320/ethics%20class.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is it right to call our class a "family"?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-w3NgvI0q8WMYdd-fUKYB_njbhFT1cTJc0HfkcdmFFDOF46UrMiGABZT2i_F2HiC6TWgmboaydU9KLWKENzHceFzqd4JFN8I4co0gklGtTsQ8RhF50aV9Ol4Qvr0eRgEnSkkx5ZIVvpl2XCIZd7vrSJBNvOkjm7jIiONYSJEAzL2CYTD9EB2f1Cz6mtTw/s801/ethics%20school.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-w3NgvI0q8WMYdd-fUKYB_njbhFT1cTJc0HfkcdmFFDOF46UrMiGABZT2i_F2HiC6TWgmboaydU9KLWKENzHceFzqd4JFN8I4co0gklGtTsQ8RhF50aV9Ol4Qvr0eRgEnSkkx5ZIVvpl2XCIZd7vrSJBNvOkjm7jIiONYSJEAzL2CYTD9EB2f1Cz6mtTw/s320/ethics%20school.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is it right that we force kids to attend school? 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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-89165869569253472912023-08-03T09:21:00.001-07:002023-08-03T09:21:36.423-07:00How I Introduce Depth and Complexity-Multiple Perspectives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have always taught Kinder and 1st grade. These kiddos often have not ever been expected to think from the perspective of others. The world revolves around them. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of my favorite scenes from Dead Poet's Society:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzhkyK_V7Gc">Dead Poet's Society-Perspective</a><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So to introduce this concept I would love to say I leap up on my table like this but let's be honest, it's more like an awkward crawl. ;) But I stand on the table and model for them looking around-what can I see now that I couldn't see before? The dust on the shelves. The bird's nest in the tree outside. Then for the most exciting part-I have them climb up in their own chairs and do the same thing. After all the gasps and murmurs-can we really do this? They discuss how their perspective changed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z83hSbrFSBrOEssSV6jJXb4WvQFOiCKnOVHN5ddCTHv_64wbiS33J34EZW29icmCuH5KqiJtQoMLYpafWierQv1VGjf8P3ullOFBDO6D39tZxUlQUP6HHCJ6W72w5siIKlgtE8PA8ryTHDkBwuaK61H7OkoI4XPg515HaHK6W7Ca4pCRH179dgb7513r/s370/schools%20frist%20day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z83hSbrFSBrOEssSV6jJXb4WvQFOiCKnOVHN5ddCTHv_64wbiS33J34EZW29icmCuH5KqiJtQoMLYpafWierQv1VGjf8P3ullOFBDO6D39tZxUlQUP6HHCJ6W72w5siIKlgtE8PA8ryTHDkBwuaK61H7OkoI4XPg515HaHK6W7Ca4pCRH179dgb7513r/s320/schools%20frist%20day.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we read this story. School is super excited for the 1st day until the students arrive and start complaining about school. Then we write about how our school felt on the first day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqdR1udPBTGhC9CLFeyuIU-FTUpmliqF5tqGd3F7IoWo4L7OqgQFuO5Km7THKjeHrKST0uJtyUhApTsMSwq-K8NqUOnBqgc_EgDMZF52RSqhUHvobxTAoY_FQaHVhpATNCGzYIEYtFZd-M5InnLDn4NJ3rVJrdaLj0ZGoGIXUn1VgbTzYOdkJXyk47zef/s260/school%20fine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="194" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqdR1udPBTGhC9CLFeyuIU-FTUpmliqF5tqGd3F7IoWo4L7OqgQFuO5Km7THKjeHrKST0uJtyUhApTsMSwq-K8NqUOnBqgc_EgDMZF52RSqhUHvobxTAoY_FQaHVhpATNCGzYIEYtFZd-M5InnLDn4NJ3rVJrdaLj0ZGoGIXUn1VgbTzYOdkJXyk47zef/s1600/school%20fine.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we read this story about a principal so excited about school that he ends up changing the calendar so we go to school every day. We discuss a principal's job and they write from the perspective of a principal. They often just write about taking bad kids out of class, but I encourage them to dig a little deeper than that. How would it feel, what would a principal wish?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The more often you do these activities comparing perspectives, the more empathy you will see developing in your kiddos. They will randomly say "I feel sorry for homeless people-where do they go to the bathroom?" or "I feel sorry for the dinosaurs-it must have been so scary to see that asteroid and not know what was happening". But I believe that's a good things. Our world can defintely benefit from more empathy. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-46131804002372253952023-07-31T09:09:00.001-07:002023-07-31T09:09:53.855-07:00Ideas for Vocabulary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As a teacher of young children, one of the most important things I think we can teach our kiddos is vocabulary. Multiple studies have shown that kids growing up in economically disadvanted areas simply do not have the same access to vocabulary growing up. We need to give our students academic vocabulary in a diverse myriad of experiences but also implicitly teach them new words. Speak to them as you would to adults, encourage them to ask when they don't know what a word means. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So how do we do this?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every read aloud, I pre-read and make notes of vocabulary my students may not know. I teach those words first before I read the story. Not many, just 2 or 3. Then I reinforce those meanings when I get to those words in the text. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoSsztCs9wrP0l__PgmweNI1SleVC8YslTZtPXiW6bGtdBX-ilxu40RvpNNQQpd2lUIG8V8PrJgHXILRLWSZfyj6EGhC8R12UZxCTVh9nXaLLsuTc2RvjA4uvKptfDS-Vly4whpgn0K5ZfYQMCmjJVeXHqBjQReHnxU7vrIbBIUxTpAayb75O7CeLNKPT/s220/vocab%20pre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="165" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoSsztCs9wrP0l__PgmweNI1SleVC8YslTZtPXiW6bGtdBX-ilxu40RvpNNQQpd2lUIG8V8PrJgHXILRLWSZfyj6EGhC8R12UZxCTVh9nXaLLsuTc2RvjA4uvKptfDS-Vly4whpgn0K5ZfYQMCmjJVeXHqBjQReHnxU7vrIbBIUxTpAayb75O7CeLNKPT/s1600/vocab%20pre.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have vocabulary journals where we fill in Frayer Models and answer questions about words. Is it a good thing to be "unique"? When was one time you felt "timid"? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrRuYCBZQjwNwsyLX6NMnfWdlXHF0Ut6gOv7kCFL6p4_wur46HJj_0S3T7g3lfOz5jstmrEsp4zh-K_x6Vn3ZHgGAHOySZlWbVjYBQuZxHta-n8-OSrgMn8_DtsLc5MgAgZdG1ha6v59bJ7P8I1uQ6V8ZPfY1Jy-NVDNcr5Ho91DEFD9T5dWrfSvZULQ0/s259/frayer%20model.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrRuYCBZQjwNwsyLX6NMnfWdlXHF0Ut6gOv7kCFL6p4_wur46HJj_0S3T7g3lfOz5jstmrEsp4zh-K_x6Vn3ZHgGAHOySZlWbVjYBQuZxHta-n8-OSrgMn8_DtsLc5MgAgZdG1ha6v59bJ7P8I1uQ6V8ZPfY1Jy-NVDNcr5Ho91DEFD9T5dWrfSvZULQ0/s1600/frayer%20model.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vocabulary Runway shows-I assign students a word to dress up as-this is a great alternative to dressing up at Halloween. They do a little speech giving the meaning of their words and using it in a sentence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_81fI-6k9wQUXD-oYx1iT_w8tcAT_CoIpA7qM1P_p7kugk1ofPPAqiyWbhlIgmHByJbnQcwglRfs1Tr93QhIjxvz7LVUleJo2lQKlzpsQrULB34HF97l0QbYjZ4qUUpF0zeL0GE6B8YzRh7U6kt5CegVKizqoRxPSJWEviK1lo9BTYnP2zjGm04GPNWF7/s619/vocab%20runway2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_81fI-6k9wQUXD-oYx1iT_w8tcAT_CoIpA7qM1P_p7kugk1ofPPAqiyWbhlIgmHByJbnQcwglRfs1Tr93QhIjxvz7LVUleJo2lQKlzpsQrULB34HF97l0QbYjZ4qUUpF0zeL0GE6B8YzRh7U6kt5CegVKizqoRxPSJWEviK1lo9BTYnP2zjGm04GPNWF7/s320/vocab%20runway2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gQXQzcei1YCVS5Pens1PDbuEk1Ow8l9duhAFRaudd0v6hqXG7x7uxDySQ76DryT9AwmaZ7HQ0ZyrZ8vyWW6tSBchRT0I_oNAur85XFgSP3KMOkgOQy1RXSHLmyzUumbym0ahN2Nys-8jyAQpaXDdgsGekpCmPG7J3CIC5Ohxfg98FEk20lcl6ewWEgmi/s619/vocab%20runway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gQXQzcei1YCVS5Pens1PDbuEk1Ow8l9duhAFRaudd0v6hqXG7x7uxDySQ76DryT9AwmaZ7HQ0ZyrZ8vyWW6tSBchRT0I_oNAur85XFgSP3KMOkgOQy1RXSHLmyzUumbym0ahN2Nys-8jyAQpaXDdgsGekpCmPG7J3CIC5Ohxfg98FEk20lcl6ewWEgmi/s320/vocab%20runway.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Putting words in order of severity: irate, irritated, angry, livid-put them in order from least serious to most serious. You can do this for almost any feelings words. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I discovered this site recently:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections">NY Times Connections</a> -you are finding the connections between sets of words. 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And lastly, my word walls are interactive. I put the words with a picture so they can find a word , take it down and use it in their writing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKEalxXf06h4gNZIZTv7N_tKPBIEkWfFWZ4phf5mk7aoG-zwuGtv0_6_k2iaYQAFNF2bOmU9pi3CCJWDQW-BB22t0qoNygS60T6zCNbdN_5HkonHcvsJff1Pdf9lm0YS4sVEJE2Sz1099m2yE7ZerAwEdOdsTaW52jMKOuowDyZfnaNxO8-kg_3fwzmfV/s1600/frayer%20word%20wall.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKEalxXf06h4gNZIZTv7N_tKPBIEkWfFWZ4phf5mk7aoG-zwuGtv0_6_k2iaYQAFNF2bOmU9pi3CCJWDQW-BB22t0qoNygS60T6zCNbdN_5HkonHcvsJff1Pdf9lm0YS4sVEJE2Sz1099m2yE7ZerAwEdOdsTaW52jMKOuowDyZfnaNxO8-kg_3fwzmfV/s320/frayer%20word%20wall.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vocabulary is such an important skills-teaching it implicitly and by osmosis.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is nothing wrong with the classics. There are books that I still use the first week of school, year after year. But I also want to make sure I am reading the newer books that are being published each year as well. Not only are publishers more cognizant of diversity in their characters, but it ensures my students are being given unique experiences. There's nothing like hearing "my teacher read us that book last year". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here are my recommendations:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TV79iNp0jQGiomFcXPNZfmAuJM1x6SphnkB1iT9PB8QMuOtO4eSpImIgO3G1LkhACBeutfcfroEavEYEXBqDQaXb3NXidTxayfqFAwKqETSf-eetEugR2C7Rb2NWLfxcVM1JhPmzYGHiRSoglZWGc3Gk_tGLGKwvcB_c4gVJ1IUZRpttmKpiywgSWw2R/s1000/back%20rulers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1000" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TV79iNp0jQGiomFcXPNZfmAuJM1x6SphnkB1iT9PB8QMuOtO4eSpImIgO3G1LkhACBeutfcfroEavEYEXBqDQaXb3NXidTxayfqFAwKqETSf-eetEugR2C7Rb2NWLfxcVM1JhPmzYGHiRSoglZWGc3Gk_tGLGKwvcB_c4gVJ1IUZRpttmKpiywgSWw2R/s320/back%20rulers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-63415084930822807442023-07-08T16:16:00.003-07:002023-07-08T16:19:03.056-07:00Using Depth and Complexity with Chrysanthemum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I LOVE setting the stage for our daily read-alouds in the beginning of the year. There are so many amazing stories where students can compare their own experiences and hopefully to allay any anxieties about going back to school. I will never forget a Kinder student I once had. When they left after the first day I said "see you guys tomorrow!" and she groaned and burst into tears crying "what?! we have to come back tomorrow?". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kaplan's Depth and Complexity are concepts where we can dig more deeply into these stories and analyze these characters. I introduce them early on because we will use them daily throughout the year. Many of these activity ideas can be transferred to any back-to-school story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcVVhUGj5th8vzzZxheGtW5RGypDAqG4DGkG9Ikn9-gSlcJidVlWZJsrQ93_IfV2TWVsWI6mmSzyXl8ZAw-ZmZouZIrJ746WJQ37NJKcQbI195nl17qHLjLy4TKmOqLJlWUyLv4NP-RxCKVZPumqXsmiu7Awq3mew2NISjbUYrr3aCA2oaTP8D-AkVnz5/s385/back%20chrysanthemum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcVVhUGj5th8vzzZxheGtW5RGypDAqG4DGkG9Ikn9-gSlcJidVlWZJsrQ93_IfV2TWVsWI6mmSzyXl8ZAw-ZmZouZIrJ746WJQ37NJKcQbI195nl17qHLjLy4TKmOqLJlWUyLv4NP-RxCKVZPumqXsmiu7Awq3mew2NISjbUYrr3aCA2oaTP8D-AkVnz5/s320/back%20chrysanthemum.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-VmYuoqSLlYA30u8dpxyEb-Zo_Cgn3kEXyvqjkSl73JqmvPK4bt3TPCKPrpf5mGQpuKkxAcbjBMqTC6gBVHU0AcJMn5dtZe_cZkbzWbpJBxJGtzD1dk88adje2ybUwvu6E-BtJtJUNBUtNrU6AUaZhYed61K5nm-Nvv5McOLtCjK1DAQtNYxgHH7GTIJ3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="119" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-VmYuoqSLlYA30u8dpxyEb-Zo_Cgn3kEXyvqjkSl73JqmvPK4bt3TPCKPrpf5mGQpuKkxAcbjBMqTC6gBVHU0AcJMn5dtZe_cZkbzWbpJBxJGtzD1dk88adje2ybUwvu6E-BtJtJUNBUtNrU6AUaZhYed61K5nm-Nvv5McOLtCjK1DAQtNYxgHH7GTIJ3=w85-h85" width="85" /></a> Big Idea-how do our names help shape our identity? What do you think </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> parents think about when they decide on a name? Would you name </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">your child a unique name?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-CD3wggyrHKjr62_zk7ZwFFUwujU1jNuJjQn9DsI7psYxhtzIAkPTns8lI5HA_Jo42EIvM0LrhRtrZSEIAqpDg_LA0uKncbOpj0qTNBzFNh2hHyNeJ0tQkmj1hPv68LJgUNccbudojz6_106epMX2xpk6gxVu7VEmyZXZvYKnidYnrVc79lQNnb7vhmMe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="119" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-CD3wggyrHKjr62_zk7ZwFFUwujU1jNuJjQn9DsI7psYxhtzIAkPTns8lI5HA_Jo42EIvM0LrhRtrZSEIAqpDg_LA0uKncbOpj0qTNBzFNh2hHyNeJ0tQkmj1hPv68LJgUNccbudojz6_106epMX2xpk6gxVu7VEmyZXZvYKnidYnrVc79lQNnb7vhmMe=w58-h58" width="58" /></a> Over time-What do you think Chrysanthemum would name her child when </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> she grows up-a unique name? How do you think Victoria will change</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> over time-will she still be mean? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">\<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEOtcXZJaDlMQM3HhAiJBATlnp2lqQEAUyqMnvJGL-1zuGHt8mFukBNoEZH1TY5rFWsp6rzx-L92ylh_8mkOMIpF0cMAb8HCB8sl5At-_hu52tvnqIDdArRaeSaFfd9ury1pvDDXVEO1qlkdwi8Yh6FKGbhY1eN0Qgd9EhWtamuJDKUN963haK5Uw6Gm_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="119" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEOtcXZJaDlMQM3HhAiJBATlnp2lqQEAUyqMnvJGL-1zuGHt8mFukBNoEZH1TY5rFWsp6rzx-L92ylh_8mkOMIpF0cMAb8HCB8sl5At-_hu52tvnqIDdArRaeSaFfd9ury1pvDDXVEO1qlkdwi8Yh6FKGbhY1eN0Qgd9EhWtamuJDKUN963haK5Uw6Gm_A=w59-h59" width="59" /></a> Trends-I am fascinated by trends in names over time. How do</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> cultural things like popular celebrities or tv shows influence names? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> How do the common names change when you look at data from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> other countries?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr3MDL3XCrrRa_h8Daxa8xj9hHY6yhbofKsiymb2lcd6w9bICdcbl87hzYrKec9VrlARvumWDrpKHq2WBAqGl6zufZ4iLq9hEt6PBaEAwpaT_Uhgubty3aUYX-Nlu-iMuODHCy3NMTFA45OVLu4F6M3XpVdcyfiPyo1JKjWzOGI5hEn9b6VddDNCyuEu1M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="119" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr3MDL3XCrrRa_h8Daxa8xj9hHY6yhbofKsiymb2lcd6w9bICdcbl87hzYrKec9VrlARvumWDrpKHq2WBAqGl6zufZ4iLq9hEt6PBaEAwpaT_Uhgubty3aUYX-Nlu-iMuODHCy3NMTFA45OVLu4F6M3XpVdcyfiPyo1JKjWzOGI5hEn9b6VddDNCyuEu1M=w46-h46" width="46" /></a> Details- what would the story have been like if her name was Jane?</div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCXFa_Dg7wyiN-Aof65lJkBCr814J2FBuKnW7a2FvsqLPSXylf_hVRd9vh9ira8tS4y6igUs2GFar4MPeVMSji5Q4AApadVnGAwfJoPmV9CN_JCRfr1Ujzu1KNUnQFw0ti5BBc9GdlKHw/s1600/Sig4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCXFa_Dg7wyiN-Aof65lJkBCr814J2FBuKnW7a2FvsqLPSXylf_hVRd9vh9ira8tS4y6igUs2GFar4MPeVMSji5Q4AApadVnGAwfJoPmV9CN_JCRfr1Ujzu1KNUnQFw0ti5BBc9GdlKHw/s200/Sig4.png" width="200" /></a></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-28486176534301636202023-07-06T12:21:00.005-07:002023-07-06T12:21:50.318-07:00Creating Risk-Takers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I think I was in college when I had a very memorable conversation with my mother. I had been a tour guide and wanted to apply to be the Tour Guide Supervisor but was afraid I wouldn't get it. And she said "you have the biggest fear of failure I have ever seen in a person". My response, to her chagrin, was "who do you think made me that way?" :) Those words from her stung. I was too worried about what people would think to try things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also think a lot about an article I read that talked about how on playgrounds most parents encourage their boys to take risks and cajole their girls for doing the same. "Be careful", "that doesn't seem safe". I think about this as I plan lessons for my students. I want them to have the confidence to take risks. To fail and get back up but not being afraid to fail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So how do we do this? I try to model it for my kids. I'm trying this new idea, we'll see if it works. Letting them know-I am presenting in a meeting today and I'm a little bit nervous but I'm going to do it anyway. This past year I had students be the teachers. For our warm-up in reading and math, they let the review. I saw a huge leap in confidence for the students who really embraced this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another way is to model it with stories. Here are my favorites:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmYPD9c2Zeeiz-3d-ClnhFF6hJUfZGzD-Hf6ZzbKLZQcZjm2zIBZrh36Z95qOacIVkcBHlsXBUf6MQZ_Al2lTljPHrlaxlUdkNttsozxtlxshgVqNXw4fuWOpYfyx3OEruli0ffcpmP0xZFCaNL2BoalG3kObJMrWvfnZCPIBGjO4gugFTztBe10GOeKa/s1200/risk%20be%20you.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmYPD9c2Zeeiz-3d-ClnhFF6hJUfZGzD-Hf6ZzbKLZQcZjm2zIBZrh36Z95qOacIVkcBHlsXBUf6MQZ_Al2lTljPHrlaxlUdkNttsozxtlxshgVqNXw4fuWOpYfyx3OEruli0ffcpmP0xZFCaNL2BoalG3kObJMrWvfnZCPIBGjO4gugFTztBe10GOeKa/w400-h400/risk%20be%20you.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Huge fan of Peter Reynolds, but this one is one of my favorites. Talks a lot about taking the risk of being yourself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcRF7Jzet9DDiTmB7-sR07uEeo4jz-igE-Wk8EG5bQ-us95d68KKRP2D69qnoCuBIiCEpAPnYGguN0Fg67EeTIX8VdOwVqpjvJx7qP1Nphb0-fDWW1_wYmwm3rjFCrmxu4QVk97VJr-hA6TUqyAJNVFO8pFMd0XlhnruBaX-hYC7KfXGcNwP5s5BXUncN/s1500/risk%20fish%20and%20snail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1221" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcRF7Jzet9DDiTmB7-sR07uEeo4jz-igE-Wk8EG5bQ-us95d68KKRP2D69qnoCuBIiCEpAPnYGguN0Fg67EeTIX8VdOwVqpjvJx7qP1Nphb0-fDWW1_wYmwm3rjFCrmxu4QVk97VJr-hA6TUqyAJNVFO8pFMd0XlhnruBaX-hYC7KfXGcNwP5s5BXUncN/w325-h400/risk%20fish%20and%20snail.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fish wants Snail to come on adventures with it but Snail doesn't want to leave his place of comfort.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2HRxdhmqfA-YAkcuFCKfl36ybXpu5-SDf4VhQz0VqrxnEVFGt8e5zPXGgMSbNWzsk0QKpIJE5UYwnl-95Z9NEQkpDPHWMkrxP_s9T3bnWSFvv-5N2s8smOHoyMBDvfaQWIkfjKobjLa9eTtWGn3ek4sOoU6KDkuHe8mmrngpzQIvXAiuEfimIa7b3vo8/s1000/risk%20flight%20school.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="999" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2HRxdhmqfA-YAkcuFCKfl36ybXpu5-SDf4VhQz0VqrxnEVFGt8e5zPXGgMSbNWzsk0QKpIJE5UYwnl-95Z9NEQkpDPHWMkrxP_s9T3bnWSFvv-5N2s8smOHoyMBDvfaQWIkfjKobjLa9eTtWGn3ek4sOoU6KDkuHe8mmrngpzQIvXAiuEfimIa7b3vo8/w400-h400/risk%20flight%20school.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite discoveries. Penguin has the soul of an eagle and wants to learn how to fly. It shows penguin trying, failing and not giving up. The last part is my favorite!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JbbzDD8LNox6sHquyi1aWMiOWEx_-mN6L0_YRtgQR8s4EtGGKF3F_lzhnQV1JzEZcVCZCFeK1q1GLcAmxq7GunzFYDm7CxyMpNNI9GRzV3MJ8Ghzm5oZ2e_etmg5Qj-_N_V3579Po_Nu2FoOJRKzKVAYnrfyZx1iys2oiZVWBjTAtAV1lHo1sT1RY6s9/s1000/risk%20jabari.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="861" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JbbzDD8LNox6sHquyi1aWMiOWEx_-mN6L0_YRtgQR8s4EtGGKF3F_lzhnQV1JzEZcVCZCFeK1q1GLcAmxq7GunzFYDm7CxyMpNNI9GRzV3MJ8Ghzm5oZ2e_etmg5Qj-_N_V3579Po_Nu2FoOJRKzKVAYnrfyZx1iys2oiZVWBjTAtAV1lHo1sT1RY6s9/w345-h400/risk%20jabari.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This book shows not only how to be brave and try but it also shows an amazing understanding dad who encourages without pushing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjQh9yIJNCVOpSYuOeNx-eglCIWX7GCn-RlQwQVCRr1SrdM9Fz0ZEyluMlUlmZXmy_4Snc_j8S_LcX-BP7_toW10s55rJAcw_pJ9oQ_PzbUBl6ral5iRD7KDSw39ptWEhMT4JIEfxIJxICk2KIR6Km8c6-IzSrJAeCuT5Ahxuii6g1J_TDVbTyJQ2_TD0/s450/risk%20little%20tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="381" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjQh9yIJNCVOpSYuOeNx-eglCIWX7GCn-RlQwQVCRr1SrdM9Fz0ZEyluMlUlmZXmy_4Snc_j8S_LcX-BP7_toW10s55rJAcw_pJ9oQ_PzbUBl6ral5iRD7KDSw39ptWEhMT4JIEfxIJxICk2KIR6Km8c6-IzSrJAeCuT5Ahxuii6g1J_TDVbTyJQ2_TD0/w339-h400/risk%20little%20tree.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tree is supposed to lose his leaves but he doesn't want to take the risk to change. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4n6RI9T_uotV1yDRJ84N-aPb-sbOQgmwWFJOVM2ldKAIgtlynXt1ZVCb3dVnwKm_-JJevF7MBldkHyMwozbxRpK3V4a8QlZKIsfXRchU8UUenag42VtXetMPvGL5xR1tgum3zLiKrF2rjcKOlXc4rA2dGTVVj5nUtPS95ht8luIQKmZUYWQrbH6FPmXs/s260/risk%20wave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="260" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4n6RI9T_uotV1yDRJ84N-aPb-sbOQgmwWFJOVM2ldKAIgtlynXt1ZVCb3dVnwKm_-JJevF7MBldkHyMwozbxRpK3V4a8QlZKIsfXRchU8UUenag42VtXetMPvGL5xR1tgum3zLiKrF2rjcKOlXc4rA2dGTVVj5nUtPS95ht8luIQKmZUYWQrbH6FPmXs/w400-h242/risk%20wave.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite wordless book. Braving the ocean waves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk_1u49U1cWcLB4p4ky0DXAXJ6vQdJ45adnmdahTxyoPZz5Ky6IUsqi-vGq0e90Jtz9xeTvJjuvVZIdO0m7zbhgqk9VCut2foYeVqQat8wacRj3AHOya9pfX_l82V0ruT_dzkdlhvgL2bzm2q766ZF0eeU-bhcW3i7-ZNPJX3viI349YiLK_3BXrGWEY7/s425/risk%20year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk_1u49U1cWcLB4p4ky0DXAXJ6vQdJ45adnmdahTxyoPZz5Ky6IUsqi-vGq0e90Jtz9xeTvJjuvVZIdO0m7zbhgqk9VCut2foYeVqQat8wacRj3AHOya9pfX_l82V0ruT_dzkdlhvgL2bzm2q766ZF0eeU-bhcW3i7-ZNPJX3viI349YiLK_3BXrGWEY7/w345-h400/risk%20year.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful story about kids using their imagination to fight boredom. Poetically written.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-50207578840404374942023-06-12T16:37:00.003-07:002023-06-12T16:37:26.761-07:00Ideas for End-of-Year Activities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I know this can be a stressful time between the kids excitement at school almost being over and all the lists of things that need to get done. But I enjoy being able to go off script a little bit. I do daily themes and allow students to apply skills they have learned throughout the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did a Food Truck unit-we read several books about food trucks including <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv_ZzNYiWoJkY_4EQKEqN3ZTzBPSXXNqHR0-IKTkcU6_gcAKtBB65Q1kcNAb8vtMvVWvAnkJz0EjCPlaK_BNEKwWi1AstTFEHx9Xe0OP9LDNuIq3nmo_DNEU5B8w70TjjaSNpz8E3_IKXqMNBtmNO7vYcHReiYux7EWsS-j11q0vS327vg0gQxjwslw/s259/chef%20roy%20choi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="195" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv_ZzNYiWoJkY_4EQKEqN3ZTzBPSXXNqHR0-IKTkcU6_gcAKtBB65Q1kcNAb8vtMvVWvAnkJz0EjCPlaK_BNEKwWi1AstTFEHx9Xe0OP9LDNuIq3nmo_DNEU5B8w70TjjaSNpz8E3_IKXqMNBtmNO7vYcHReiYux7EWsS-j11q0vS327vg0gQxjwslw/s1600/chef%20roy%20choi.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used language of the disciplines to talk about vocabulary a chef would use and then also talked about the job of marketing and how they would come up with a name for their truck and a concept. Then I broke the students into groups and they were to come up with what their food truck would be called, what it would look like and a menu. Then they presented their truck to the group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-enodlhmqVUjO3fxCq5s3tv6XiyyBJVOIr9iqcRWIB2N0dAzwUSwM5Pw1HdaI-xAQ24z3LX68AomrME5qasXDSLSoN880Tk5lB3G0zraZVv2f60KiqPHcdbXiTa6-G-uBYsXaTT5j5oNeabrFdNopeDJSglM0KgX1-eFKdRyA7MIrt4-4UupsJ-fzw/s833/food%20truck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="833" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-enodlhmqVUjO3fxCq5s3tv6XiyyBJVOIr9iqcRWIB2N0dAzwUSwM5Pw1HdaI-xAQ24z3LX68AomrME5qasXDSLSoN880Tk5lB3G0zraZVv2f60KiqPHcdbXiTa6-G-uBYsXaTT5j5oNeabrFdNopeDJSglM0KgX1-eFKdRyA7MIrt4-4UupsJ-fzw/s320/food%20truck.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make a song/commercial for our school. Again they worked in groups to take a melody of their choice and change the lyrics to be about our school. They really got into this one clapping out the beats and looking for rhymes. After practicing they performed it for the class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art Theme-it is very important to me that we incorporate art into our daily plans. We learned about a lot of famous artists this year and the vocabulary that goes along with creating art. For this activity we thought like Mondrian and made a creation using his primary colors/shapes. Then we painted like Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel. Now rest assured, I did go over with them that the fact he painted the chapel ceiling on his back is actually a myth-but it is really hard to paint a ceiling. So we taped paper up under the tables-each artist had an assistant and using watercolors they attempted to create a masterpiece of their own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhy_3VZx5Qt0lQWE6kON3UZBN3iAjK039HHqK6NozTwZ2g6ywD1v-eY3UROS--h_VBOYEFYan38k757mEwSU9_qnPyJi1zqhhIehBzStv1pmC-zQ43kG-HoUNnACgqwxDuK217Ue6Arw3vuDQeWTIkwBC-kiXZ-B1Bj-G_kBjUesAUSHjeSQ7vxcFEg/s486/paint%20michel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhy_3VZx5Qt0lQWE6kON3UZBN3iAjK039HHqK6NozTwZ2g6ywD1v-eY3UROS--h_VBOYEFYan38k757mEwSU9_qnPyJi1zqhhIehBzStv1pmC-zQ43kG-HoUNnACgqwxDuK217Ue6Arw3vuDQeWTIkwBC-kiXZ-B1Bj-G_kBjUesAUSHjeSQ7vxcFEg/s320/paint%20michel1.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Escape Room-we do a lot of escape rooms throughout the year. This one I made clues to identify which classmate stole the cookie from the cookie jar. "This students has a few friends, actually he has many, he drives his teacher crazy, always talking about Kenny" (this student is obsessed with South Park. They also had word searches, puzzles to put together to see which classmate as well as code breaking and addition to solve for the letters. It was the most fun escape room we did all year!</div><br /></div>
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This time of year is always bittersweet for me. Teachers every day are saying "it's almost over", "just a few more days". But it's hard for me to say goodbye to a group of students that have become a family over the past 10 months. I also find packing up a classroom very stressful-I wish we had more time to really go through things and organize.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We talk about memories. We read the book:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyNYYNu4N81NK9zvGCj4EZtoCI1rxOYmzW899wbJ9O6_jn2lw1py-O_95phZJlxgqm5XrsyR5URBv8WWPnu7UYNA0qgK-4fsJwnaXRTAjYgf5_sE-7QrQY9o7kA02QkDoqXDg5zBVAb1CX3QHFRwRFPuQTAs6xLbhHL3o2ywlZ3zQ4JHGct00EdPz5A/s300/wilfred.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyNYYNu4N81NK9zvGCj4EZtoCI1rxOYmzW899wbJ9O6_jn2lw1py-O_95phZJlxgqm5XrsyR5URBv8WWPnu7UYNA0qgK-4fsJwnaXRTAjYgf5_sE-7QrQY9o7kA02QkDoqXDg5zBVAb1CX3QHFRwRFPuQTAs6xLbhHL3o2ywlZ3zQ4JHGct00EdPz5A/s1600/wilfred.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a video on Storyline Online where Bradley Whitford reads this story aloud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They discuss what is a memory? I then ask the students to write the same. How can you define that word without using the word "memory" or remember.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ4D_EZfAx8T2ka1YaKfh4ehHdUfTi0LvPztImynMWCLcaeh6jH7VBLD9pAY1EIdvyzuZVPAzcz4WjkBYnOSngOOz20lSgOQP3OILX4oLN9ljDqe2MRecwpNIDap5Ktc3VR-NbPt-z6-vLd493fVKT79YsVHtaAHJfrPp6VDYT06oIIlQovaA73Sv_g/s757/memory1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="757" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ4D_EZfAx8T2ka1YaKfh4ehHdUfTi0LvPztImynMWCLcaeh6jH7VBLD9pAY1EIdvyzuZVPAzcz4WjkBYnOSngOOz20lSgOQP3OILX4oLN9ljDqe2MRecwpNIDap5Ktc3VR-NbPt-z6-vLd493fVKT79YsVHtaAHJfrPp6VDYT06oIIlQovaA73Sv_g/s320/memory1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They write about what they think they will be like in 5th grade. I place these letters in a time capsule and distribute the letters to those who are still at our school in 4 more years. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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One of our end-of-year activities is to read the book:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5ajW68oAUq9hOXHKq-Apg_U7_6Myv5YpN7IPv0WCpy5Zaq9lyReJx7R4Ku6USnrNnyFB9Iw6TWkojlEB9iFiIHf05gRVP08K96OC7DtWQP1aHr9UM-AbzJnu7HCoe1Am3p_P5sOKaZDtZhWXGcOer6ZRidgqjp7-TDdZ0RhFTik4eqLccRZ0YnPpuQ/s488/Only%20One%20You.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5ajW68oAUq9hOXHKq-Apg_U7_6Myv5YpN7IPv0WCpy5Zaq9lyReJx7R4Ku6USnrNnyFB9Iw6TWkojlEB9iFiIHf05gRVP08K96OC7DtWQP1aHr9UM-AbzJnu7HCoe1Am3p_P5sOKaZDtZhWXGcOer6ZRidgqjp7-TDdZ0RhFTik4eqLccRZ0YnPpuQ/s320/Only%20One%20You.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We watched several graduation speeches where people gave their advice. 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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-85151346575150666272023-05-19T13:03:00.004-07:002023-05-19T13:03:51.438-07:00Measuring Growth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My district is adopting a merit based pay system. As a teacher of young kids I do not agree with these kinds of systems. I know our data is important but my students grow in so many different ways-not just in reading and math scores. And just this year my class had 9 students identified as "urgent intervention" when other teachers had zero. The measure is on grade level so if they are below grade level it doesn't even often show growth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We write every day. I have my students write in their writing journals the first week and then sit down with them this time of year to review the progress they have made. Sometimes they say "I didn't write like that" --yes honey, you did. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish more often portfolios were accepted as ways to show growth as well. Here is one student:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt_-YXoxs5UI_A3VfBpmdgvtsNPBrpKhqzbwbHbaZlKAI2Ci4Mv_0Z1itdUxjHdBAB6bQ73zLILqcZnM6TrKYEp0X4Pc-apvF2ZgF1-ecan_3o0U7zg5g-cQRluEzwuQbdcQ52HBLmoAX2R6Qt5YtACz3GzflXKJgfCuCJKTciVa9vMjRnCyrvmoaGw/s981/writing%20progress1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="981" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt_-YXoxs5UI_A3VfBpmdgvtsNPBrpKhqzbwbHbaZlKAI2Ci4Mv_0Z1itdUxjHdBAB6bQ73zLILqcZnM6TrKYEp0X4Pc-apvF2ZgF1-ecan_3o0U7zg5g-cQRluEzwuQbdcQ52HBLmoAX2R6Qt5YtACz3GzflXKJgfCuCJKTciVa9vMjRnCyrvmoaGw/w400-h178/writing%20progress1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is now using spaces between her words, using adjectives, spelling sight words.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQzbMn_8UiG_SkdaJEe3v_r0cSV6HUAFT95dZvz1_gUqUIsxhX3YHyiKAdziUX_BXT4Lk-Xr1oezShqgpFnSvfVvfuSq3AOhbpA9wZQaHmsO4Cnlr6emEeUJTuOOfmeWI3F7sZtE-I037TVqd993NZLeoKgaFxigR-SaqsJcj6nn5Z0iLpEeQfLE7OA/s955/writing%20progress2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="955" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQzbMn_8UiG_SkdaJEe3v_r0cSV6HUAFT95dZvz1_gUqUIsxhX3YHyiKAdziUX_BXT4Lk-Xr1oezShqgpFnSvfVvfuSq3AOhbpA9wZQaHmsO4Cnlr6emEeUJTuOOfmeWI3F7sZtE-I037TVqd993NZLeoKgaFxigR-SaqsJcj6nn5Z0iLpEeQfLE7OA/w400-h144/writing%20progress2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This student is now writing in complete sentences, using spaces, punctuation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So they grew! I share this with my parents as well. I like to do student led conferences where students can share their progress with their parents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just remember that there are many different ways to grow throughout the school year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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There is a controversy in the research world-can creativity be taught? Some say no but in my experience creativity can definitely be enhanced. It is my first vocabulary word to teach them and we do various activities throughout the year to practice what it means to be creative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first assessment is divergent art. Divergent art is when we give students a shape or a line and ask them to incorporate that into a picture. I judge it by how unique their answer is-usually if I start with an S-shape I end up with 22 snakes. I also look at how detailed and colorful their pictures are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I LOVE how I can measure growth in their portfolios as well as their test scores.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfWP4bUXsF027J6Ad25-E9XEuCqNZ8fQcb9TxwPURth_wEImBPAYpAyYt5xTQcShobQqxXIbVhl9sf_rL-pfSGSQst37mt6w9lOd1aftsH8DFnfT3Sp5-qdV5nGeiuqTZOp72R10sH_JGgVU-MZn5q8hK7K_nkvDFpuL41EaCBITan7ThfTs8msf-fA/s804/create%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="804" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfWP4bUXsF027J6Ad25-E9XEuCqNZ8fQcb9TxwPURth_wEImBPAYpAyYt5xTQcShobQqxXIbVhl9sf_rL-pfSGSQst37mt6w9lOd1aftsH8DFnfT3Sp5-qdV5nGeiuqTZOp72R10sH_JGgVU-MZn5q8hK7K_nkvDFpuL41EaCBITan7ThfTs8msf-fA/w400-h200/create%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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