How do the students show us what
their interests are?
their interests are?
How do we use their interests as springboards of understanding?
In the preschool classroom, while the teachers read a story to introduce the students to ideas of astronauts and outer-space, Elijah sat quietly listening. "What does an astronaut wear?" the teachers asked. Elijah smiled, looked at me and pointed to his shoe. We can pause to consider what knowledge the students bring in to our classroom. As teachers, we can build the connections between the knowing that they bring with them and the concepts and ideas that we hope to develop during our time together.
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