Eating lots of different foods from all around the world provides variety. Stories about foods you have tried and like, or don’t like. Where? When? Why? Doing lots of different things is exciting. Talk about variety in what you do in your life. The opposite of variety is doing the …
Times when I literally get my hands dirty – at school, at home, in parks, at art classes, etc. Times when my “pitching in” really helped/ helps make a difference. Times when I have been really anxious about doing something but did it anyway.
Discuss with students what it means – that you should not spend your time worrying over things in the past that can’t be changed or undone. Stories about something in the past you regret but can’t fix. Stories about spilling things, spoiling food, ruining an object – on purpose or …
Times in my life when I can say that persistence paid off for me. Weathering and erosion are examples of the power of persistence. Write everything you know abut erosion – causes, effects around the world, etc. A related saying is “Practice makes perfect.” How does this saying relate to …
If I could be judged by the friends I keep, what would my friends “tell” about me? What different “flocks” do I belong to to do what, when (gamers, athletes, scholars, readers, etc.)? Everything I know about birds (life cycle, types of birds, foods, etc.) “Birds of a feather flock …
