- Read "Taking a Closer Look" by Tom Brown, Jr.
- Introduction to Small World Activity with Anders
- Watched How to Tie Your Shoe for our walk to Delco Park
- Walked to Delco Park (accompanied by "Rubi," Mrs. Kancler's dog!)
At Delco
- Writing workshop with Rob E. Boley
- he guided students to take a well-known fairy tale or other universal story, and write from the point of view of the villain to practice "getting out of our own head"
- he then had students walk around Delco Park and imagine what an animal might feel, taste, smell, hear, and see, and students wrote a short piece from that animal's point of view
- students who shared their writing were entered into a drawing for 2 of his books; congrats, Chloe and Ali!
Afternoon
- Students completed the Small World Activity (by Tom Brown, Jr.)
You’ll need:
· A ruler
· Some sticks or string to mark your “small world”
· Pencil/pen and paper/notebook for observations
1. Mark off a single square foot of ground (grass, woods, field, desert, seashore, etc.) with string or sticks.
2. Look at it from a standing position. Notice what you see, and describe the area.
3. Kneel down and describe it from that vantage point. Notice the things that you missed when you were standing. Notice how the square patch of ground begins to take on more interesting aspects as you get closer to it.
4. Lie on your belly and explore the enclosed area in detail. Look at it as though you were an astronaut on a strange planet. If you find something in that square foot – an insect, worm, or plant – that captures your imagination, follow it/observe for as long as you like. Don’t analyze it, just experience and appreciate the difference.
Back at School
- Worked on blogs
- Yoga With Adriene - Yoga Camp Day 4
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