I enjoyed working the jigsaw puzzle.
A bit later than I normally work them, for it's 8:58pm on Sunday.
Beautiful day today, but a bit windy.
Lady Bugs and some other weird oval kind of bug with red on it's back. I think might be some sort of corn bug. They are everywhere. thank you again for always sharing such great jigsaw puzzles.
9:00pm 10/5/2025
Eons ago, at the height of the apple season, I tried something with my first graders --- new to reading! I put a large story paper up on the chalkboard and a picture of an apple at the top. We began to list all the ways you could eat an apple --- as is, apple pie, candied apple, apple-pan-dowdy --- and on and on. At one point someone made a suggestion and one of the boys said, "That's already up there! " --- and in his enthusiasm ran up to the board and pointed to it!
That gave me an idea! As beginning first graders they were learning to read that list without even realizing it. So --- I made a list of their contributions and ran off enough for the class. The next day, each with his own list, picked out words they knew. They were reading!!! I told them to take the list home and try it with their family. They did and the enthusiasm was something to behold. They realized they were reading, their family realized they were reading!!!
A bit later than I normally work them, for it's 8:58pm on Sunday.
Beautiful day today, but a bit windy.
Lady Bugs and some other weird oval kind of bug with red on it's back. I think might be some sort of corn bug. They are everywhere. thank you again for always sharing such great jigsaw puzzles.
9:00pm 10/5/2025
That gave me an idea! As beginning first graders they were learning to read that list without even realizing it. So --- I made a list of their contributions and ran off enough for the class. The next day, each with his own list, picked out words they knew. They were reading!!! I told them to take the list home and try it with their family. They did and the enthusiasm was something to behold. They realized they were reading, their family realized they were reading!!!