We began our week with "Jack and the Beanstalk". We read and listened to several different versions of this story and had fun putting ourselves on some beanstalks too!
We looked at the story from the perspective of the giant and created some giants on Tuesday.We tried to figure out why the giant was always so grumpy, and in the yellow and red zone so often. We also decided that Jack should not have taken things from the giant.
We enjoyed some fairy tales with princesses in them..."Snow White" and "Cinderella". We had no problem identifying who the villains were, and we enjoyed the happy endings in both. We used tiny jewels to create the magic mirrors in "Snow White" and we put ourselves in the castles we created.
We have worked very hard on accepting feedback. We know that feedback is friendly and helpful, and I notice that more boys are listening to the feedback and making a change. That's a big step! As we move into the spring, we want to encourage more independence in making decisions about behavior - that means that students need to accept the feedback and think about ways to make the problem better, not worse. All decisions have consequences, and sometimes those consequences are the "nudge" that students need to make some changes. This takes time and patience, but all of the boys have shown that they can do this.
We have been waiting for the cranes to return to our window, and were very surprised when they tapped on our window with their beaks!
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