Top o' the morning to ya and a Happy St. Patrick's Day! For homework this week each kindergartner was asked to make a leprechaun trap with his family from things in the home - nothing could be bought, but the trap had to have a design to capture the little green men! Below are some of the traps that have begun to come in. On St. Patrick's Day - never missing a chance to write - the children will have the opportunity to write the directions for how their trap works. The children will set their traps before going to lunch and when they come back - Lo and behold! - they will find a trail of green glitter, upset traps and tricks all over the room showing the incredulous wee ones that the little green men have been about. From green water in the toilet to little green footprints to green cupcakes suddenly appearing, the teachers and children will enjoy this little piece of fun and fantasy!
1 comments:
3/15/08
Hi dayle,
I just visited your site. I found the reading responses very interesting. Harvey Daniels showed me this summer how to do written repsonses with the students daily, in a journal. You pose a question to them, either academic or not, and they write, and then trade their journals with a response buddy. I haven't been able to do it as quickly as he says he can do it, but my students have gone "deeper" into the text because of the questions I have posed and by reading their partner's thoughts.
Would you have any time in the near future to help me set up a blog? I am interested in purchasing the flip video.
Fondly,
Christy C.
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