The illustrations are gorgeous, and perfect for tapping into the five senses to create mental images. All the while, we're encouraged to observe how new life begins in the Spring. This beautiful story takes the reader on a journey through the Spring season. Students always love examining the diagrams, charts, and detailed illustrations to learn more about monarch butterflies grow throughout their life cycle. This one is no exception! It's perfect for breaking up over the course of a few days. Quite often, the texts are lengthy and full of amazing information. We utilize her books a lot for examining nonfiction text features. I bow down to Gail Gibbons as the expert of all things nonfiction. The year kicks off with my students taking ownership of their space and caring for their community! Do my students have a role in creating them? Yes.īy making the creation of rules a collaborative process, students will have a deeper understanding of what "being safe" looks like, or what "being respectful" sounds like. Ultimately, am I deciding on the five classroom rules? Yes. Beginning each rule with "Be." is a great way to do this. The important thing to note is that the simply worded expectations are framed with positive language. The process of grouping similar ideas together continues, until our list looks something like this. The students readily jump in to help me "remember" this word. 😉 Excitedly, I get exclaims of "Be SAFE!" oh, what's that really important word that starts with an 's'." I notice that we have no running, use scissors the right way, and no jumping in the classroom. Me: "Wow, these are a lot of really important expectations! We have such a great list here that it could be hard to remember all of them. The conversation goes something like this:
I begin grouping similar ideas together with the end goal of creating five simply worded classroom rules in mind.
We end up with quite a list, but that's okay! The important thing is that all students are feeling heard, and their ideas are being recorded.Īfter we have our mega list and the ideas start to slow down, here's where the true facilitation comes in on my end. I have my students simply brainstorm rules they think are important to follow in their classroom. These questions allow me to tap into your students prior knowledge and lead into the rule creation process.
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