Hi parents,
We had a great day today. We had an extra long morning work period so we could get some student surveys done. Then, we read the poem "Little Leaf" by Duke Redbird.
We had a fantastic class discussion about the poem. We talked about the interesting / poetic phrases, how the poem evoked different emotions, and about the interesting artwork that accompanied it. When we went outside for a picnic (how cool is it that we're still having daily picnics??) we watched real leaves fall from trees, and thought about other ways we could describe their fall.
The students wrote their own leaf poems. They had the option to use sentence starters, or to do it fully freestyle. The poems ended up being surprisingly deep and thoughtful! I say surprising because this is really the first time we've done poetry this year, and usually it takes more practice to get to where we were at today.
We practiced rounding some more. I'm hoping the daily review will help everyone get ready for the "Rounding Redemption" quiz on Friday. It's a tricky concept, especially when you're working with large numbers.
We read "Lila and the Crow", and found a striking number of similarities between it and Wish Tree!
We did Daily LA, Book Exchange at the library, and ended our day with Wish Tree and another spooky story.
Have a nice night,
Zac
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