“With great super powers, come great responsibility.” Yesterday, we had a minor heartbreak at school. One of our students has been expecting to see his dad soon. His dad has been in and out of rehab, and U. has moved in with his mom and step-dad this year as his dad is unable to take…
In answer to a question about where R. was this morning, and which bus he rides: “R. rides alone.” Which he totally does.
We are reading the book Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. In it, Miss Franny Block tells the story of Littmus W. Block, who created the Littmus Lozenge. The Littmus Lozenge has a secret ingredient–sorrow. Opal and Amanda share their great sadnesses with Miss Franny Block. I asked the class to write down their great…
We accept all students and differentiate instruction as needed…
In the golden mist of sunset… “…I look at the sky.” “…I was looking at it and went completely blind.” “…was a rainbow.” “…we saw a big rainbow.” “…there was an army of knites (sic) waiting for them.” “…I found my dog.” “…we saw a little rainbow.” “…it started to rain.” “…there was a man…
Student: “Oh….! I still have a sandwich in my pocket.”
Question: What did Lewis and Clark travel in? Answer: The Missouri River
Truly, I don’t know when I started doing this, if I stole it, or if it helps as much as I think it does, but The Man on the White Horse Series has been an integral part of my grammar curriculum for many years. The Man on the White Horse arrives to give various examples…
This week, we reviewed sentence fragments. In an attempt to energize a possibly dull topic (especially considering this has taken quite a bit more review than you might imagine), I first had them writing sentence fragments on their individual white boards. They were supposed to make the fragment interesting enough to entice their partner to…
Wear The Cape 