Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life March Challenge
I teach science to one of my groups of gifted kids. While I think science is fascinating, I don’t feel like an expert in teaching it, so I’ve taken on a stance of discovery and inquiry.
We made nature journals to begin our study of food webs and plants. The school has an amazing garden that we visited to make observations.
Equipped with jeweler’s loupes from The Private Eye kits we ventured to the garden for “research “. I had my phone with me and enjoyed taking photos by holding the jeweler loupe up to the lens.
Back in the classroom we talked about how we can use analogies to write about something in nature.
What does a snail remind you of? We made a list:
- a snake
- green heart from Moana
- fake snail on SpingeBob
- curled up caterpillar
- spiraled spider egg
- Yin Yang symbol
- a design with swirls
- God’s eye
- a seashell
We wrote a poem from their list:
I found a snail in the garden
like a snake curled up small
or a caterpillar in a cocoon.
It looked like a spiral spider egg
or a design on wallpaper–
God’s eye?
An E all swirled around.
Reflections on the Teche 