|Happy, our class pet, the inspiration behind all our wonders|
This summer many of us at the Think Tank read A Place for Wonder
by Georgia Heard and Jennifer McDonough. We met a few times
throughout the summer to share our ideas, reflections, and
thoughts about the book. Jenny even started a wiki for us so we
could collaborate there. (I admit I have been terrible about
checking it once school started- but this summer I had the best
of intentions.) I finally got around to opening up the Wonder
Center during reading workshop. Right now, since we're not doing
reading groups yet in kindergarten (those start next week), the
center is teacher led. This has been great because I've been
able to sit with them, direct their attention, include
interactive writing activities, and set the expectation that
we're asking questions, looking at books to learn, and then
writing. Next week when I start doing guided reading they'll be
more independent (we hope). |Observing the parts as a scientist|
I'm dividing the center into 3