Thursday, August 27, 2009

Optical Illusions

In the optical illusion assignment you were asked to describe optical illusions in a paragraph form. Then you were to compare what you saw in the pictures with what a classmate saw in the same picture.

What did you learn from this experience about how people see things?
What was difficult about this assignment? Why was it difficult and how could the assignment be changed for the better?

Monday, August 24, 2009

Spatial Thinking Game

While you were playing a spatial literacy game with the fifth graders, what did you notice about their spatial thinking skills?