Interesting Visual Places Big Ideas Connections

Noticings (what’s (possible lesson seed

your moment ideas)
about?)
Little brother running Blair Oaks Track Sports Have students write
the 100 meter dash Meet about their favorite
sport or hobby.
Little brother Blair Oaks Track Gravity Have students write
throwing javelin Meet about gravity and
how it affects our
everyday life.
Lake, clouds, sunset Lake Hudson, OK Body of water, time Have students
(longer days) research and write
about a specific body
of water
Flowers, grass, green Botanical Garden, OK Flowers, plant life Have students write
cycle, growth about their favorite
plant and how it
survives
Little brother running Centralia Track Meet Teamwork, running, Have students write
relay active/healthy about teamwork and
come up with
different examples of
teamwork and where
it can be used
Driving, signs, Columbia Reading, directions Have students look
surroundings over maps and how
you can navigate
them and roads and
signs
Hot box cookies Friend’s house Advertising and Go over advertising
display and display and
commercial even and
have students create
their own product or
commercial over a
product they came
up with
Books, friends Friend’s house Reading, having fun Teach students the
reading important of
enjoying reading and
what it offers us and
what we can learn
 from it. Go over
different genres.
My car, note Moberly Writing letters Teach students the
format for writing
letters.