This week we started something new in our class called "Sharing with Words". It was inspired by my friend Kristi who is a first grade teacher. Each morning the kids have an opportunity to share a story from their life to the rest of the class. We do it pretty much first thing in the morning. This way kids have a chance to share all the things they want to say to me, and it is done right before writing time so it gets them brainstorming ideas on what they can write about. As the kids share their ideas I jot down their different ideas on the board so that kids can later go back to the list if they can't think of what to write about. (This idea is also wonderfully inspired by my friend Krist!)
Today during "Sharing with Words" the kids started out sharing about the kinds of things they always share about: going to the beach, going to the pool, going to the movies. I started to write our list: beach, pool, movies... Then one of my girls began to share about how she went to the new McDonalds. As she was talking I began to write the word McDonalds on the board. While writing I could hear her talking. "I went to McDonalds and I got an ice cream. I got a strawberry Monday and they also have a chocolate Monday," she said. As I finished writing the word "McDonalds" on the board I began to process what she was saying... and it didn't make sense. Strawberry Monday??? I turned back to the class, looked at this little girl and said, "I think you mean strawberry sundae."
In her defense though, yesterday was Monday :)
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