It's about a grandpa and his grandson and all the questions his grandson asked like, "How did the street get so dirty?" and "How did this construction site hole get so deep?" His grandpa always answered with, "A little at a time." When the grandson asked how the trees grew so tall, his grandfather answered, "It started out as a seed, but then it grew...a little at a time." Charlie connected this with the thinking we have been doing about our brains. When we learn, our brains grow a little at a time.
We also read the book The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Pett & Rubinstein. We talked about how mistakes help us learn and grow.
Fo the past few years I have been learning how to knit . First, I started out with something small, like a potholder. Then I moved onto something a little bigger, like a shawl. Next, I practiced my knit and purl skills by making a big afghan (not without mistakes!). Finally, I learned some new strategies like turning a heel in a sock, so I decided to knit a Christmas stocking. I wanted to show the kids that when we learn something new, we learn it a little at a time.
We connected all of this with our reading in the classroom. Today we unveiled about a thousand new books in our library...books that have words we can read! We talked about how everyone started reading at different times and first grade is the time when our brains will grow the most in reading. We can help our brains grow our reading skills by reading lots of words in lots of books. Our brains will grow a little at a time.
We looked for books in the rainbow baskets that weren't too hard, weren't too easy, but were juuuuust right. We will do more work with knowing how a book is just right, but it was a great start! Today everyone found a book to bring home that they could "show off" reading to their families.
What book did you read to your family?
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