The buy-one, ger-one-free book fair came to school this past week, and I bought 12 books. Heaven help me. But it was great!
The first book I chose to read was an inspiring teacher story (which I needed!). It's called 4 Kids in 5E and One Crazy Year. It's about a group of 21 fifth graders who are chosen to make a new class because their New York City school is over crowded. The kids come from a variety of backgrounds, including several who were born in other countries and speak a language other than English at home. They are reluctant and wary at first, but gradually they warm up to their new teacher as she leads them through writing exercises that help them discover both the joy of writing and secrets about themselves.
My favorite thing about this book was the fact that it references the picture books that so many teachers use to teach writing, such as The Relatives Came, Grandfather's Journey, and When I Was Young in the Mountains. Writing is very difficult to teach and I loved "watching" a veteran teacher lead a group of reluctant, sometimes angry young people to fall in love with it! It was definitely inspiring and made me look forward to teaching writing next year a little more.
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