Book's in the classroom!

I have always enjoyed the book "The very hungery Caterpillar" therefore I took this time to think about that book! I would really like to incorperate this book into a lesson in class at some point. I plan to work in elementary school so I think this book would be very appraopriate. I think this could be used in Language arts or science. The theme of this book is the life of a caterpillar. I really think this book is a simple way to explain a caterpillar turning into a butterfly and also has great illustarations.

Some ideas for activities:
-Creating a butterfly that represents you in someway.
-drawing the cycle of a caterpillar to a butterfly.
- Writing a story of a caterpillar and how it turns into a butterfly.

Even though I love this book, I do think it is used a lot in classrooms already. After thinking about what books I would want to use in the classroom. I think teachers can always be on the look out for materials they can use in the classroom!

To blog or not to blog is the question?

Since this was my first time really participating in a blog, I would have to say that I have enjoyed it. Sometimes it has slipped my mind to blog. However, I think it is a great way to reflect on things we have talked about in class as well as refreshing our memory. I think it gives us the chance to express our opinions on different things as well as reading other students opinions. I also think it is a great way to interact outside of the classroom. Blog is similar to a free write and just allows people to write down whatever they are thinking or would like to write about a given topic. I enjoy reflecting on quotes. When given a quote and asked to blog about it we are given the chance to think further in to the quote and to really evaluate what we think the quote means. I think that blogging is also a good tool for future teachers to use in the classroom. It not only can help children with their writing, spelling, but also allows them to express their personality. It also allows people to reflect, and critically think about topics. I really enjoy blogging. However, I feel that sometimes my thoughts are very scattered and that I do not take enough time to correct grammar. I hope to continue blogging and use it in the classroom. However, I would like to teach younger elementary so I am not sure that it would be age appropriate but, there may be ways to adapt.