Blog Three

Hello everyone! 

Last week a lot of my time was spent working with a group on their research project! I only have the high English L.A. group for this project. This project has been really beneficial because I was able to let them choose their project, and have them read on their own with purpose. It's thrilling to see the beginning of "read to learn," and the "learn to read" starting to phase out for these students. 

This week we had Thanksgiving! The students only had school Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, but those days were very full of Turkeys! For readings we had the Turkey set by Steve Metzger. This set includes three books about three Turkeys and their hilarious adventures! I would highly recommend this set. On Wednesday my class also had turkey trivia, and a "Friendship Feast." For the Friendship Feast we made placemats on Monday (using perimeter), and then made food as a class on Wednesday and ate as a class! My cooperating teacher also had the class make a toast and say that on this Friendship Feast they are all thankful for their new friends this year. It was a very touching experience and I truly believe that it helped bring the class together. By making this celebration a "Friendship Feast" and a class tradition, my cooperating teacher also eliminated many issues involving students celebrating different holidays. I was very impressed by this take on Thanksgiving and hope I am able to implement it in the future with my classes!