Mrs. Favale, a 1st grade teacher at Holladay Elementary, had the Reflective Friends team come to her class and observe her lesson today, so I wanted to share it with you! Her students have been learning about American Symbols: the Statue of Liberty, the bald eagle, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Flag (SOL 1.11). Since Holladay has a high ESL population, they thought it would be a great idea to publish a magazine that the ESL teachers, students, and their families could use to learn about American symbols. Students worked with partners to choose a symbol and create a page describing the symbol using art materials (markers, construction paper, glue), the laptops (Pixie), or the iPads (StoryKit). They researched their symbols using books, websites, videos, and classroom posters. When they were finished, we combined all the projects together into one book that you can view online here. A hard copy of the book will be given to the ESL teachers to use with their students. Mrs. Favale is publishing the digital copy on her blog so that families can view it at home.
