On Friday, Ms. Hall asked me, "How was the museum?" I could hardly put into words how I felt about the trip. Never before have I taken my students on a field trip with their journals, and I was in awe of my students' writing skills! I told her how a trip to the Ogden Museum was a chance for students to write about and connect with art in a way that we can't do in the classroom, I implored her to take the fourth graders to the museum! I shared how students wrote notes, stories, and feelings, and drew sketches of paintings and sculptures. I added that we were going to use our notes and observations to write poems and essays this week. The best field trips last more than just one day, because they open our minds in ways we can't predict and continue to fuel our writing when we return to school.
- Ms. R
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