Thursday, September 27, 2012

A Pair of Respectacles

I'm a big fan of Barbara at The Corner on Character.  Her thoughtful and inspiring blog is definitely worth your visit.  She inspired me recently with this picture.
It's an audience full of people wearing respectacles.  Click on the picture to find out more.  You'll be glad you did.

 I happen to have a pair of my own respectacles. 

Last week they helped my kids learn more about respect.  I started the day wearing them, and I told the kids that my respectacles would be on the lookout for someone who was showing respect.  That person then wore them for a bit before passing them on to some other respectful person.  This actually went on for two days, and the kids loved it.

 This week I asked each child to draw a picture of respect.  I took a picture of them wearing the respectacles while holding their respectful picture, and it's turned into a class book.  (Shocking, I know.)




Thanks Barbara for teaching me about the power of a pair of respectacles!

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18 comments:

  1. BarbaraSeptember 27, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    What a wonderful post, Tammy - thanks for the shout out and for following up with your special twist on respectacles. AmAzInG! Love the book; what a treasure. I'm going to link it in tomorrow's post so my readers can see it, too.

    Barbara

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    1. TammySeptember 29, 2012 at 6:44 AM

      Thank you Barbara for the inspiration. I couldn't have done it without you. Thanks for linking to me.

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  2. JanaSeptember 27, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    I am sharing this with my school counselor. This is a fantastic way to discuss respect!

    Jana
    Thinking Out Loud

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    1. TammySeptember 29, 2012 at 6:45 AM

      Thanks Jana. You'll have to check out Barbara's site. It's full of fantastic ideas.

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  3. Michelle RistSeptember 27, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    I LOVE this idea! Thank you so much for sharing!

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    1. TammySeptember 29, 2012 at 6:45 AM

      Thank you Michelle. I'm glad you found it worth reading.

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  4. MonaSeptember 28, 2012 at 4:32 AM

    Our school has a program that has showing RESPECT as one of it's main goals. I grapple with ways to help my first graders understand the concept. I love this idea. I'm going to use it in my classroom. Thank you for sharing. I found your blog thru Pinterest. I'm your newest follower.

    Mona
    First Grade Schoolhouse

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    1. TammySeptember 29, 2012 at 6:47 AM

      Thanks Mona for finding me. I'm glad that this post will be helpful for your first graders too.

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  5. Mrs. AndersonSeptember 28, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    Another great idea!!
    Connie Anderson:)
    www.welcometofirstgraderoom5.blogspot.com

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  6. BarbaraSeptember 28, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    We did a respectacles lesson too! I like yours better though;)

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    1. TammySeptember 29, 2012 at 6:53 AM

      Barbara, I'm not surprised that you were inspired by Barbara's lesson too. It's such a wonderful idea.

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  7. LoriSeptember 28, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    Great way to teach respect! And not surprised at all that it turned into a class book. :)
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. TammySeptember 29, 2012 at 6:54 AM

      Lori, yep, most anything turns into a class book in my room. :)

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  8. SCTigerSeptember 28, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    What a great lesson! I love your pictures!
    Literacy Minute

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    1. TammySeptember 29, 2012 at 6:54 AM

      Thanks Sandi. The kids were pretty cute in those respectacles.

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  9. Mrs. ClancySeptember 30, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Such a great message for your student's Tammy! I love your writing workshop post too! Melissa

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