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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Calendar Poem

I loved Eileen's lesson today. I appreciate that she assumed that all students were creative which in turn sparks creativity in students. This also creates a domino effect in students because they see it as: you can do it therefore I can do it.

I would adapt this to my math class by having students write about or draw one thing each month about something they learned that month that was most interesting to them. Each month would display their learning demonstration. In addition, I would have them to create the calendar themselves to reinforce sequencing and patterns.

To offer a piece of advice that may or may not be helpful, I would encourage you to have the students to include more of their own poetry. Simply because as a parent, I love to see things my daughters have created themselves. They are my treasures that I will cherish forever.

2 comments:

  1. I agree: I love to see what my students can "invent". Having the writing come from them in turn makes it a part of them. I loved her lesson, and think it will be great for my 8th graders!

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  2. I agree totally, but believe me the time constraints are crushing. Plus, I do want them to explore other poets' work, and they won't do it if there is no reason to. I like the math idea. I have wondered how it could be expanded to other subjects. Thanks for the idea!

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