Then there was . Samuel was the "desordenado" (messy one). His desk was a volcano of crumpled papers. He always forgot his pencil case. But last week, a first grader got lost in the hallway, and Samuel held the little boy's hand, walked him to the principal's office, and waited with him until they found his teacher.
The next morning, she handed back the notebooks. Tomás read his and whispered, "She thinks I'm creative!" Valentina showed her whale drawing to the kid next to her. And Samuel? He took out a brand new pencil case and lined up his crayons from red to violet. observaciones generales para tercer grado de primaria
When she finished, she closed the last notebook. She realized that observaciones generales wasn't a list of what the children couldn't do. It was a map of who they were becoming. Then there was
Ms. López wrote: "Valentina expresses herself richly through art and non-verbal activities. Her powers of observation are exceptional. We encourage her to share her ideas with a partner before speaking to the whole group." He always forgot his pencil case
She wrote: "Tomás has a creative and logical mind. He finds original solutions to everyday problems. We will work on focusing that energy during math class."
And that, Ms. López thought, was the real magic of third grade.
She picked up notebook. Tomás was the one who tied his shoelaces around the legs of his chair "to anchor the classroom so it wouldn't float away."