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My Little Sister Is Like A Vacuum & Other Strange Similes @ Moos Elementary

This week the students and I discussed similes. We tried our hands at surprising comparisons, to see what exciting new ideas might emerge from strange pairings… Mr. Schade 4th Grade New Born Sister Olivia […]

My Grandma Is Like a Muffin & Other Strange Comparisons @ Darwin Elementary

This week the students and I discussed similes. We tried our hands at surprising comparisons, to see what exciting new ideas might emerge from strange pairings… Ms Arango 2nd Grade Is Like Genevieve D. […]

Run Donkey, Run! @Avondale Elementary

To continue prepping for our collaboration with and field trip to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the students and made one more poem from the music of Carnival of the Animals, specifically, the movement called […]

Personages With Long Ears @ Darwin Elementary

To continue prepping for our collaboration with and field trip to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the students and made one more poem from the music of Carnival of the Animals, specifically, the movement called […]

Personnages à longues oreilles @ Moos Elementary

To continue prepping for our collaboration with and field trip to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the students and made one more poem from the music of Carnival of the Animals, specifically, the movement called […]

The Magnificent Wishes of Moos Elementary

This week I asked the students about their wishes–both attainable, every day wishes, and the most wild fantasies they could imagine. The students had a whole lot of fun with this one, as you […]

The Delightful Wishes of Darwin Elementary

This week I asked the students about their wishes–both attainable, every day wishes, and the most wild fantasies they could imagine. The students had a whole lot of fun with this one, as you […]

The Wondrous Wishes of Avondale Logandale School

This week I asked the students about their wishes–both attainable, every day wishes, and the most wild fantasies they could imagine. The students had a whole lot of fun with this one, as you […]

Moos Elementary Puts a Cabbage Back Together

This week we read an excerpt from “Some Puts a Pineapple Together” by Wallace Stevens. The students discussed how Stevens takes an everyday object and sees many wondrous worlds inside of it. I asked […]

Avondale Logandale Takes a Cabbage Apart

This week we read an exerpt from “Some Puts a Pineapple Together” by Wallace Stevens. The students discussed how Stevens takes an everyday object and sees many wondrous worlds inside of it. I asked […]

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