Mirrors and Windows
The focus of our school in November is empathy. To prepare, I had our 1st-3rd graders look at books as "mirrors" and "windows." Day 1 I shared some mirror books with students, demonstrating how certain books: looked like me as a child. reminded me of me dancing everywhere (from Angelina Ballerina). shared my favorite food. (from Saffron Ice Cream) took place in a favorite place of mine (from Saffron Ice Cream). I asked students to find a mirror book and bring it to the rug. I asked students to share their mirror books with us and what makes it a mirror book. My mirror book looks like me. This is a mirror book because I have fun friends. This is a mirror book because I am sneaky. This is a mirror book because my dog looks like this. After sharing, students had the option to take their book home. Many students DID choose to take this book home. Day 2 I shared my window book (which also happened to be one of my mi...