I think the problem with this project is that it's showing how mundane my daily existence is...
My picture for yesterday (Wednesday) is an assignment I gave to my 6th grade Reading Strateges class. We've been reading Maniac Magee and talking about identifying confusion, and it seems like their greatest source of confusion is unknown words. So I did a simple lesson on Context Clues. I did a Think Aloud to model the strategy, we practiced it together, then they tried it on their own. Partway through the lesson, I paused and apologized to the class because we haven't done anything too exciting lately. "It's okay, Ms. B.," one of my students replied. "We like this because we're actually learning something." And he meant it! High praise from a middle school student. I love that I don't need anything gimmicky to get their attention; the power of great literature is enough. When an absent student (also one of my most reluctant readers) returned to class and found that one of the characters died, his jaw dropped and he was genuinely dismayed. Anyway, I would've shared a picture of student work, but they're still working on their charts.
(I can't get this to flip for some reason. Yet another reason why I have no business participating in a photo project...)
Today's picture was taken on my way to work. The sunrise was crazy awesome! Of course, you can't tell from the picture. There was like, this cylinder of light in the middle; I've never seen anything like it. It reminded me of something from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I've been noticing a lot of really beautiful sunrises lately, and it reminds me of that Shane Hipps quote about waiting so long for another beautiful sunset that you miss the equally beautiful sunrise. Perhaps that's just a bit symbolic of my life right now. New and good things are on the horizon. I'm excited and hopeful.
My picture for yesterday (Wednesday) is an assignment I gave to my 6th grade Reading Strateges class. We've been reading Maniac Magee and talking about identifying confusion, and it seems like their greatest source of confusion is unknown words. So I did a simple lesson on Context Clues. I did a Think Aloud to model the strategy, we practiced it together, then they tried it on their own. Partway through the lesson, I paused and apologized to the class because we haven't done anything too exciting lately. "It's okay, Ms. B.," one of my students replied. "We like this because we're actually learning something." And he meant it! High praise from a middle school student. I love that I don't need anything gimmicky to get their attention; the power of great literature is enough. When an absent student (also one of my most reluctant readers) returned to class and found that one of the characters died, his jaw dropped and he was genuinely dismayed. Anyway, I would've shared a picture of student work, but they're still working on their charts.
(I can't get this to flip for some reason. Yet another reason why I have no business participating in a photo project...)
Today's picture was taken on my way to work. The sunrise was crazy awesome! Of course, you can't tell from the picture. There was like, this cylinder of light in the middle; I've never seen anything like it. It reminded me of something from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I've been noticing a lot of really beautiful sunrises lately, and it reminds me of that Shane Hipps quote about waiting so long for another beautiful sunset that you miss the equally beautiful sunrise. Perhaps that's just a bit symbolic of my life right now. New and good things are on the horizon. I'm excited and hopeful.
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