My Favorite Things

Wow!!!!! Today was a great day today. I learned so much. There were so many things to appreciate about today. First of all , I loved Carly's lesson. My students love games.and being competitive. This would be a great lesson to teach new vocabulary terms. You could have students find the synonyms or antonyms for each vocabulary word. Playing the race games was a blast. It was great time for us to unwind and have some fun so I know that our kids would love it. Another great thing about today was the "Carousel" lesson. There was some awesome feedback and revision. I enjoyed reading what everyone had to say. I felt the feedback was very beneficial. For me personally, this aspect of writing is the most helpful. I'm going to try this with my students as another way for them to receive feedback. Finally , I would like to give a big thanks to Jackie Glasgow for her fantastic lessons on Appalachian culture and using literature as a means to communicate and allow children to see the connection. This makes it "real". I especially enjoyed the pictures or faces of Appalachia, boy what a story they tell. I often use photographs in my lessons. There are so many different ways you can teach with pictures. I loved today.