Crew Experts

We often talk about how we learn something new every day. We know that we aren't experts at some things YET but we know that if we work at it, one day we can be experts. Below is a chart of things we think we are experts at now. Enjoy. (Click on the picture to see a larger view.)

Homework
Read a good book or two - to your child become an expert at reading.

Crew Experts

We often talk about how we learn something new every day. We know that we aren't experts at some things YET but we know that if we work at it, one day we can be experts. Below is a chart of things we think we are experts about now. Enjoy. (Click on the picture to see a larger view.)

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 3.4 More Odd and Even Numbers

Crew News October 6, 2011

We Are All Experts
One of my goals as a teacher is to help each child find the things that they are passionate about and to know their own strengths. To get us started thinking about this we talked about the words “passionate” and “expert” during a recent morning meeting. Then we thought for a couple of days about what our passions and strengths might be. Finally, we created the charts shown here. We use these charts to help us remember that we are all good at something. This helps on those days when something might seem particularly challenging. We also use them to get to know our crew members better. We know who to ask if we need help or have a question about something. We can also use the charts to help us recommend good books that we find to others. They are also great conversation starters and have led to some wonderful sharing. We are all really starting to appreciate our differences and similarities and how these change over time. It is so exciting to me to see the crew really show a deeper understanding of each others and our strengths. Click on the picture to see a larger version of it.

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 3.5 Number Lines and Counting Patterns