Week+4

=Week 4/ Chapter 4=

Quote to Ponder...
"Small children pick up on pictorial and even written language cues early on. When a picture, sign, or logo is connected to something meaningful for a child, he reads it in much the same way that adults read words." --Shanna Schwartz

Discussion Questions:
1. How can you make sure your charts/signs are reminding students of your teaching? Include the four elements that make a sign a useful reminder of our teaching in your response.

2. Think about the important role pictures play when creating charts/ signs. How can you modify your classroom charts to include pictures?

3. Schwartz identifies two innovations to address common problems with "large charts." First, she suggests "making small versions of big charts," and secondly she identifies ways to use charts as a tool for differentiating for individual students. Think about and share one way you can see yourself using each of these innovations in your classroom.

Try-Out:
Once again revisit the mini-lesson you wrote for our first meeting. Try creating a chart to correspond with your lesson. Be sure to consider the value in pictures, making the big chart small, and individualizing the chart to meet students needs. When revising your lesson plan include how you would incorporate the above suggestions.