[ola] Re: 9 months!?
- From: Thomas Hinkle <thinkle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:32:05 -0400
I don't know if this is too helpful, but since we had to be quiet for MCAS,
I had to work out some non-physical OLA this week. I actually did an
activity where kids generated stories and wrote little children's books to
share with them (I just folded to sheets of paper up to make 2 16-page
booklets (14 usable) -- you could do it with one piece of paper and have
only 8 pages (6 if you don't count the covers). It was a pretty engaging
full-class activity for them. What was remarkable was that the vast
majority of the time the kids stayed in Spanish. All of the physical
whole-class stuff has trained them by this point in the year to be much
better about being in Spanish, so activities that used to be off limits
might now be possible.
For starters to help them write, we used "Rory's Story Cubes", a great game
I found first for my 3 & 5 year olds and then started using for my students.
Tom
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Caleb Zilmer <caleb_zilmer@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> That could also be pre-spring-break-doldrums :) I'm feeling it too,
> despite not being pregnant (though I am sure that is an added challenge). I
> can't help with that end of the spectrum, but here's what we've been doing
> to enliven the conversation:
>
> Maps. There are some rich maps out there in Spanish. Notable ones are:
> felicidad en el mundo, hambre en el mundo, el uso de cannibis en el
> mundo...if you do a google search for "mapa mundial de______" you'll be
> amazed at what comes up. You have to root through the pile for the good
> stuff, but the conversation it initiates is pretty awesome.
>
> Hope that helps :)
>
> Enviado desde el iPhone de Caleb Zilmer
>
> El 21/03/2013, a las 14:54, Ashley Uyaguari <
> auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>
> > Hello OLA land,
> > I'm wondering if anyone has done OLA while being pregnant (I believe
> there are at least two of you!) If yes, I would love any survival tips you
> might have. Also anyone else who has some ideas for working through a lack
> of energy...
> >
> > I am 30 weeks pregnant and have hit a wall. I'm lacking energy,
> creativity, enthusiasm, and stamina. I need some help to make it through
> the next 10 weeks (luckily one I them is a vacation week!). Tomorrow's five
> classes seem a bit daunting right now.
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Ashley
> >
> >
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Thomas Hinkle
English & Spanish Teacher
English Department Coordinator
Innovation Academy Charter School
Extra help: Thursday 3-4pm
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