Direction following was the name of the game this week and your students did a wonderful job! If you saw my instagram posts from last night (you can follow me at: mrsgolden105) you will have noticed visual direction cards. We have been using these to build independence while doing projects with multi-step directions. Students can look at the board to follow each step rather than relying on peers or the teacher for support. When students did ask for the directions midway through the activities, I simply directed them to the visual directions on the board and walked them through how to use them.
Visual directions are one way you can build independence in your children at home, too! You could make a chart for their morning or night time routine, or even for how to set the table! Directing them to access the charts helps them develop self awareness, executive functioning and critical thinking skills.
Today your child is coming home with a Scholastic Let's Find Out on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The back is not filled in because I asked them to talk to you about our lesson today and to think of a way they can be kind at home. On Tuesday, we will be talking more about Dr. King and how he changed the world. Today our discussion focused on what can be found in the Let's Find Out booklet about how people were treated differently based on the color of their skin. Your students understood that the way someone looks is not a reason to treat them differently than someone else, that everyone is important and that all people deserve respect- even when you disagree with them.
In Open Circle we are talking about ways to tell someone that you disagree and in writing we are starting our Opinion unit. Today we used our stuffies to make a class book about why they are the best. The reasons are quite adorable!
I hope you all stay safe and warm this weekend with the snow storm on it's way! Enjoy Monday!