A stanza from the Luis Valsez poem, IN LAK’ECH:
Tú eres mi otro yo. You are my other me. Si te hago daño a ti, If I do harm to you, Me hago daño a mi mismo. I do harm to myself. Si te amo y respeto, If I love and respect you, Me amo y respeto yo. I love and respect myself. |
Our class connected with the concept of “You are My Other Me," through the stories we read in class. After reading, “Have you Filled a Bucket Today?” we talked about filling others’ buckets with kindness and how filling someone else's bucket fills your own as well. Then we went around the room writing put-ups for our classmates! The words, “You are my other me," have been adapted school-wide to foster our sense of community and compassion. To celebrate the poem in our classroom, we wanted to post the words on our wall. Through student-generated ideas and compromise, our class decided to collaborate on a giant poster using paint, construction paper, and fabric. I think it turned out beautifully! |
After reading the story, Iggy Peck Architect, we were inspired by a fictional class that gets stranded on an island after a bridge collapses. After their teacher faints, it is up to the students to build a bridge out of anything they can find to get back to safety.
We recreated the challenge by building a bridge in our own classroom. I told them they could use any materials in the classroom, but I was not going to help them at all... Our biggest accomplishment? COLLABORATION! I have never seen them work so efficiently and behave so respectfully toward one another. They were a true team. |
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