I was gifted a handicapped accessible van a while ago and today, it died. My Mom is pretty upset about it but seeing that I am the one who insures it I’m not really upset. I don’t go any where anyway! She found out it had died when she tried to start it to go to a doctor’s appointment. She was able to call them and reschedule for a virtual appointment tomorrow.
I posted this memory on Facebook today:
I remember being really excited when I saw this post last year! I had NOT been teaching for a few years and I had not taught this lesson in over a decade since I taught seventh grade English. I was completely reminded of my “Apple Tasting” lesson.
This “Apple Tasting” lesson was born one fall when I rolled into my School leader’s Office and told him that, “I want to take my kids (students) to the apple orchard to get donuts.”He was messing with papers at his desk and when I said that to him, he didn’t even look up and just said, “Work it into your curriculum.“ I was so excited to hear that and I want to work to find a way to tie it into what I was teaching.
In sixth grade, the students at the time were taught a unit about, “Fantasy, tall tales, and legends“ (Or something like that because my friend taught sixth grade English and she told me about it) I chose to revisit that lesson in part by showing them the cartoon I remember seeing when I was a kid about Johnny Appleseed. I tied an adjective lesson into it by having my students describe different types of apples.
I would get them from Westborn fruit market and they were beautiful! I would get about eight different kinds to have them describe The different taste of each apple. I loved this lesson because so many of my kids did not know there were so many different types of apples. And they got to eat a piece of fruit and then they talked with their table and I would have volunteers call out their best adjective that their group came up with.
It was like a five day lesson that culminated with a trip to the airport sure where, YOU GUESSED IT, donuts! And I also was able to get some cider as well!
I think it is fortuitous that that memory showed up on Facebook today and the exact day that my handicapped accessible van died. Looks like I will need someone to bring me some donuts and cider from an apple orchard! I like the cinnamon/sugar donuts and the sugared almonds are my favorite! I think that would be a great drink to have while I watch Hocus Pocus!
just sayin’! 😂😂😂