"Be Dance-Like"
*This is the TWENTY-FOURTH Thursday of our school year together and that means it is "Life Lesson" Thursday.
*One of the biggest messages I try to share with my students is to make a positive impact on the world.
*One of the biggest messages I try to share with my students is to make a positive impact on the world.
*This isn't always easy, but I work very hard to spread this theme/lesson/idea each and every day.
*I love this video. Every once and awhile we just need a happy and light-hearted "life lesson". This is the time of year that is perfect for this video clip. It engages my writers, gives them stuff to think about, and usually makes them want to do a little bit of dance.
*I set aside time during each day for us to work in our writer's notebooks.
*We talk about what types of writing we can do in the notebook. Here are some of the possibilities...
-What we notice in the video
-What we wonder about
-Connections we have to the video
-Thoughts, feeling, emotions about the video clip
-Reminders we have from the lesson/message
-Create a fiction story about the video
*Once the video is shared with the writers, we spend a few minutes "talking" about what we observed.
*My writers set up their HEADING in the notebook and we get busy writing.
*During the start-up of the year, I have my students write for about five minutes. We slowly build our stamina for writing and slowly add time to the writing block.
*At the end of the individual writing time, we call on a few volunteers to share their actual writing and/or further thoughts about the video we watched and wrote about.
*If there is time, I sometimes share the video clip with my class at the end of the writer's notebook time.
Week #1: Be a Reader This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #2: Be Kind to Others This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #3: Be Safe This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #4: Be Responsible This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #5: Be Brains This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #6: Be a Friend This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #7: Be Life-Changing This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #8: Be Spooky (Halloween Fun Edition)
Week #9: Be a Bully - NOT! This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #10: Be Courageous (to continue on) This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #11: Be Motivated This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #12: Be Inspired This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #13: Be Merry This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #14: Be a Team This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #15: Be Giving This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #16: Be SHOUTful This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #17: Be Happy This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #18: Be a Reader This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #19: Be POWERful This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #20: Be Brave This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #21: Be Positive This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #22: Be a Friend This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #23: Be Strong and Courageous This Week's Life-Lesson
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