Wonder: What is your wonder ritual in your classroom? If you don't have a ritual can you implement that welcomes "wonder" into your classroom? by Jessica Gamble https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd Everyone should and can create a wonder ritual with students that they work with. This applies to Specials Teacher and Title I teachers that teach Success. en-us 2016-09-16 20:04:12 UTC 2017-05-17 07:35:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png Mrs. Heston https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124538011 I often ask the students " wonder why the artist made a piece of art". So far, their ideas are simple. As they learn what the artist said, they will expand their ideas.]]> 2016-09-17 23:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124538011 Mrs. Hall mia_hall1 https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124540150 I guess my biggest wonder ritual is during our chapter book read aloud. I like to be, as Ms. Beacham #2 says, theatrical. I really try to make the kids feel like they are in the book. The kids really hate when the chapter ends and I close the book. ]]> 2016-09-18 01:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124540150 Mr. K steven_kobelka https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124541371 My wonder ritual is during my shared reading time and when ever I read a story,  My characters come to life as I try to give them unique voice and expressions and sometimes act them out.  After reading some  Dr. Seuss, I tend to rhyme throughout the day. I have always enjoyed reading this way and so do my children and students.]]> 2016-09-18 02:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124541371 M. Davis monica_davis1 https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124567420 The wonder and ritual are  tied into our daily classroom jobs. The students know their jobs and they do them daily.  Classroom jobs last for the month, so they get to know how to do them pretty well before it's time to switch.  The wonderment of having a job is getting paid.  They haven't gotten their 1st "paycheck" yet, so they are excited to spend their money in the class auction.]]> 2016-09-18 15:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124567420 Salone gina_salone https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124582145 I create wonder during my reading as well with very dramatic reading. I don't necessarily feel that wonder can be at only one time. There is wonder possibility in everything we teach. I try to create it whenever the kids get excited about something. I plan on definitely doing this during the writing. I have loads of great stories to tell!]]> 2016-09-18 18:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124582145 Ms. Cuda https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124582787 The wonder barometer in my classroom really hits the top during our chapter book read aloud. I'm currently reading James and the Giant Peach to my kids, and they are loving it. I talk about it in the hallway after enrichment, to get the kids excited for the next chapter I'm about to read. I can see that they are really getting into it, and they groan when the chapter is over because they want to know what's going to happen next.]]> 2016-09-18 19:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124582787 Sraj meghan_sraj https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124592056 I can create wonder by being enthusiastic about how I introduce new topics and the games that we play to reinforce important skills. ]]> 2016-09-18 21:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124592056 I try to create wonder by placing a quotation on a large sheet of paper and asking the students to write down their thoughts about it 1st thing in the a.m. At first I got a lot of, "This doesn't make any sense."  or "I don't know what this means."  Lately they have been trying harder to paraphrase what the person is saying in their own words. maryjo_gortz https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124592551 2016-09-18 21:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124592551 Mr. Ford robert_ford https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124596363 My wonder ritual is letting the student's perform.  After learning the technique or choreography, each group gets to become a "Star."  I always allow creative freedom and imagination with rigor.  ]]> 2016-09-18 22:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124596363 Mrs. Myers sarah_myers1 https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124603081 During success I will have a "secret student" that I will be watching. If that student has a good day following the rules, then they will get to pick out a prize or list of rewards (like sit in the rolling chair). The visual representation of this wonder will be the name hidden inside my "Cat in the Hat" hat that I will bring to success. I will set it at the top of the bookshelf while teaching and carry it back as we return to the classroom before revealing the name. ]]> 2016-09-19 00:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124603081 I wonder why I became a teacher...  brian_fiore1 https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124685652 A lot of what I do with science inquiry and the STEM design cycle has wonder built into it. I'm always stressing creative problem solving, especially when we are doing projects.  A great deal of this lends itself to a constructivist philosophy, to which I subscribe. Constructivists believe that we create our own learning styles and meanings, which is based on a human's natural inclination towards curiosity. ]]> 2016-09-19 11:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124685652 Grimes brittney_grimes https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124821975 Recently, I started a game called "hot lava" with 1-2. They had to figure out the best strategy to get from one end of the gym to the other by just using the equipment they were given, and NOT touching the floor. I want to implement more games like this and even with the older kids. Only give them a few instructions of a game and let them build of it]]> 2016-09-19 16:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/124821975 Mr. L jessica_gamble1 https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/125098840 For our class we are reading The Outsiders. I have been playing 50s music as we come back in from specials to set the mood. We often recap what happened in the last chapter - "Last time we read Pony and Darry got into an argument and Darry hit Pony but I can't find my page and I don't remember what happened..." or "________ wasn't here we have to fill them in on what is going on. Who can help me?" We use The Outsiders for our Hochman activities and I use Ponyboy as an example when we are writing about special places. items, people, etc. "I wonder who Pony would write about as his special person. I bet he'd pick Soda at the beginning of the book but now that he has spent so much time with Johnny it might have changed." The kids all said that the description of Two-Bit fits me best.  
 
]]> 2016-09-20 14:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/125098840 Ms. Figueroa mary_figueroa https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/125404038 I use wonder when debating different uses of mathematical concepts in the real world. We create real world scenarios ]]> 2016-09-21 13:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_gamble1/k3ebsmofxdgd/wish/125404038