From the eyes of a 1st grader...

I am intrigued by the way kids think...especially six year old ones. Their brains work in a way that is so literal, innocent, and heartfelt....yet often without tact. I find myself so many times in the day just holding my hand against my heart making an "oh my goodness you are so adorable" face (Now I feel like they do things just for my reaction). I feel so blessed to have students who connect their learning, think outside of the box, and take risks in challenging themselves...and yes, they are only in 1st grade!

Here are some precious moments that I was able to capture with the camera.

After a mini-lesson on making Text to Self connections, this student wrote a post-it connection with him and the T-rex in his story..."I do not like to share my food."

When we thought that one of our students had pneumonia, one student drew T-cells and people attacking "namonya" for his get well card. Pretty intense.

Writing Christmas cards for nursing home residents, one of my students writes "...I hope you don't die before Christmas..." There is that tact (or lack there of) that I was talking about.

During Thanksgiving time, a wonderful brainstorming web was created of why this student was thankful for his Heavenly Father:

1. 1. He is always with us
2. He sent me to earth
3. He created me

When I asked this student "why do you have so many post-its in your book?" He proudly responds "Mrs. Evans, can't you see? Those are all of my mental images! When I was reading the words, I had different pictures than what the illustrator made." Woah....how incredibly awesome to witness his brain working :)


Good thing this was in the beginning of the year, but I just had to put it. The last word was supposed to say "researcher's notebook". It looks like he started, then started, then started again...haha.

Looking forward to more capturable moments as the year progresses!