Thursday, October 16, 2008
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About Me
- Angela
- Well, I'm finally graduating in Decemeber! YAY! Not sure where I will be going after Chris graduates next Summer, but all I can do is take one day at a time. I absolutely love student teaching in my second grade classroom in Bellingham. Being able to loop with the same group of students made the new school year transition a breeze!
4 comments:
Angela,
I like the idea of a read aloud. If you were able to find a book in which the characters were diverse you could lead the students into a conversation about character traits... then they could list their character traits...and continue this conversation within small groups. This exploration could lead the students to recognizing their similarities and their differences.
Deana,
Thanks for the idea! I was talking more and more to my CT about this. She gave me the idea about reading a book as simple as the "Three little pigs" and talking about their perspective. And then reading the book about the wolf's perspective. I don't remember the name of that book, but my CT has it. I think reading about something familiar will be interesting to have students think about the other side. Then perhaps I could follow up with reading something like "Little Red Riding Hood" and have the students write a new story about the wolf's perspective. Thanks for the ideas. I am still playing with my ideas as well.
The book is called The three little wolves and the big bad pig. I love the book. The wolves are not the stereotypical animals frothing at the mouth. These wolves tea drink, pick flower and dance around like silly old ladies. Have fun.
I went to Village Books today and found that book! I love it. There is also "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs." It tells the same story but from the wolf's perspective. I haven't decided which one to read. I bought both of them!
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