Reading 9 Looping Sketchbook

I need to eat

But I want some treats

I want a pet

But I need to take it to the vet

I want a pretty doll

But I really want a ball

I need a shelter

To keep me safe from the weather

I really need water

To keep me hydrated when the days are hotter

I need sunny days

Because I like seeing the sun’s face.

I created this poem because it relates to the connection between needs and wants. Students can be able to identify what are some things that they would want and what are the things that they need. They can make connection to themselves and understanding the meaning of the important basic things they need. This can be good for kindergarten students to identify this concept of what they really need and something they would want. They can know the benefits of the needs the people need to live in this world.The students can also think about what are some other things they need and other things they might want and how that can impact our community.To make it more meaningful, pictures can be added to represent the needs and wants used and the students can write that in their science notebooks, so they can remember those images connecting to the personal poem. 

Reading 8 Looping Sketchbook

Activism is a topic that can sometimes be hard to teach in a classroom, but there can be different ways to teach in a proper way that won’t cause any conflict. The article mentions how having scenarios about how they portray certain things makes them think about certain situations such as recycling. “And you know it’s dumb to waste all those paper towels when you clean up the juice I spill. You should use a rag or a sponge, so you don’t kill all those trees.” (Learning through activism, pg. 11) I was able to connect to this idea in that I really don’t like wasting paper when it comes up with liquids because it can be just too much paper wasted that could be used for something else. In the classroom, it can be a little difficult to clean without paper since rugs are usually seen in the cafeteria. That’s why in the classroom I try to implement ways for students to not make a mess. For example, when the students are eating their breakfast in the classroom, I tell them to close their milks or juice to prevent someone spilling it and making a mess. Given all this, it is important to know how can we make a difference in the world we live in to make it better, and understand how things are done and why they are done. As a human being, we need to consider anything that can impact us humans or the environment to live a good life.

Reading 7 Looping Sketchbook

 When someone asks another person about a location, sometimes that person can tell you the exact details, but sometimes there is people who struggle to tell you exactly. Connecting this idea to the text, it makes me think of how much I know about my surroundings and the concept of what is going on around me. “A small world approach to teaching geography is achieved by engaging young learners in a series of “sense of place” activities related to their local environment.” (Walking and Talking Geography, pg. 15, 2007). Knowing at a young age what there is in our surroundings and understanding why our environment is like encourages kids to have a greater mind of what is out there. Being able to explore the geography and the environment we are surrounded with can help us think of ways to keep it clean and help the animals have a place to be. Constructing maps is not just about remembering the places, but actually seeing it in a map as how it is. If a store is in the right-hand corner, the store has to be in that position in the map, so it is easy to locate a location. The kids are able to use their five senses to understand what they see around. What do they hear? What do they see? What can they smell?  Personally, I enjoy observing my surroundings and always try to keep it clean. I enforce that to my students if they see trash on the floor, they should pick it up so our environment can look nice.