Classroom Books
I believe in the importance of classroom books, as they allow students some ownership over their classroom and learning. With a class book, students can go back and look at their own work and ideas as well as that of their classmates. There are two books in particular, that I'd like to talk about in this post, because the fist fosters problem solving in children and the second is all about respect. One book that I like to make every year is a classroom Yellow Pages . The Yellow Pages is a reference book for children, and an attempt at helping them to solve certain problems they might encounter in daily life. Can't tie your shoe laces? Look in the yellow pages. Need some ideas for how to solve a math problem? Check the yellow pages. Looking for a friend to play with? Ect. Now of course students are self-reporting, so sometimes they are not actually experts in the fields they deign to be experts in, but have a chat with them before you do the activity and...