I have really been enjoying our Solar System unit in Science. Since I only teach Math, Science and Social Studies, I have been trying to do a better job of incorporating language arts into my content. The students had just finished a poetry unit in their Language Arts classes so I had each student to pick a type of poem and a planet of their choice to create a poem about a planet. Their information in their poem HAD to come from the resources they used. If they did an acrostic poem and could not find a word to go along with their letter the had to find another way to say something about the planet by either using a synonym or wording the information differently. They also had to illustrate their poem. I was so happy with the outcome I wanted to publish their poems in the hall. My idea was to make my class door the sun and then put the planet poems in "planet" order from the sun down the hall. As I began the adventure of decorating my door, my ELA teaching partner asked me if I was decorating my Dr. Seuss door. Confused, I told her no then explained my idea. She then explained that ELA teachers wanted the doors to be decorated for Dr. Seuss's birthday. Needless to say I was heartbroken because I was so excited with my Solar System idea. After a little pouting and fussing I figured Dr. Seuss had to have a quote about stars or something. My student teacher, Brooke, discovered, "There's No Place Like Space". Yay!!! I was so happy with the quote she found during a Google search. So here is how I was able to keep my idea and celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday at the same time!! My student teacher and I really enjoyed putting this together and the students are excited about their poems being placed in the hall. Check it out!!
