Welcome to my Corona-era classroom.
There’s furniture and technology and all the fixins; the only thing missing are kids. Schools without children are hollow and a little sad. The buzz of computers and the static that accompanies having to log into your Zoom session at 1:17 is a little cray-cray. Everytime my kids ‘show up’ at these odd intervals, I’m shocked. They made it. They’re here! Well, sortuv.
The kids are amazing, really. They’re ready to learn, and I think they’re a little grateful to have someplace they have to be. And they’re starting to blossom with their quirky little personalities through the screen. I’m looking for tiny victories, and I’m going to go into this gently. I will try to engage your kid for the time we’re together, then I’m going to suggest they turn their computers off and go play and explore and read and talk and ride bikes and climb trees and look at the world with a sense of wonder and compassionate curiosity.
Today our librarian/media wizardess, Mrs. Horan, visited our Zoom Room. We learned how to tap into the Library resources, and we played a pretty competetive game called Gimkit on Literary genres, and we read a beautiful little book by Jose’ Jorge Letria and his talented illustrator son, Andre Letria, called If I Were a Book. Then my kids created their own interpretations. These tiny treasures are the perfect reminder of my goal this year to have my kids fall in love with reading and writing. Here are a few for you to enjoy.
Lily R.
Hayeon L.
Milo K.
Evan L.