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This project isn't designed to last through one year, but two with my students. It has two phases and themes. One for my fourth graders and another for them as fifth graders. The first theme is meant to open their eyes to the wonderful world of reading, a magical theme, that focuses on bravery, friendship and building a love of books through a completely submerssive world of the fantasy novels of Harry Potter. Our behavior management, reading requirements and incentives are all based around this thematic unit. Most children at the age of 8-9 are scared to pick up and commit to a book or book series of this length without exposure to it's greatness! I plan to do this by reading aloud the first book (we are currently on chapter 7...with two weeks into the school year) and then letting them continue with access to additional novels and built in rewards and incentives. We will explore many themes, including using our imaginations, building friendships, being brave in our reading choices... and a final culminating Potter Party in which we immerse ourselves into J.K. Rowlings' world. My fifth graders take the self confidence we have built from our Potter themes, and move into a world of social awareness through our exploration of the beautiful but physically disabled Auggie in our fifth grade Wonders theme. Fifth grade is the year of exploring acceptance and kindness and self reflection. Through these themes we will work on personal goals, public service with-in our schools autistic unit and self-reflection on what we can do to make a kinder, better world for our future generations. Most of the projects that we focus on are based around peer mentoring within/among classes and reflective journal writing.

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This project isn't designed to last through one year, but two with my students. It has two phases and themes. One for my fourth graders and another for them as fifth graders. The first theme is meant to open their eyes to the wonderful world of reading, a magical theme, that focuses on bravery, friendship and building a love of books through a completely submerssive world of the fantasy novels of Harry Potter. Our behavior management, reading requirements and incentives are all based around this thematic unit. Most children at the age of 8-9 are scared to pick up and commit to a book or book series of this length without exposure to it's greatness! I plan to do this by reading aloud the first book (we are currently on chapter 7...with two weeks into the school year) and then letting them continue with access to additional novels and built in rewards and incentives. We will explore many themes, including using our imaginations, building friendships, being brave in our reading choices... and a final culminating Potter Party in which we immerse ourselves into J.K. Rowlings' world. My fifth graders take the self confidence we have built from our Potter themes, and move into a world of social awareness through our exploration of the beautiful but physically disabled Auggie in our fifth grade Wonders theme. Fifth grade is the year of exploring acceptance and kindness and self reflection. Through these themes we will work on personal goals, public service with-in our schools autistic unit and self-reflection on what we can do to make a kinder, better world for our future generations. Most of the projects that we focus on are based around peer mentoring within/among classes and reflective journal writing.

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