In reading class today, the kids read a story called A Friend for Little Bear. It is about a little bear (obviously) that is stuck on a desert island and wants a cup. Several random things wash up to the island's shores, but no cups. Eventually a wooden horse comes along, but the little bear wishes it will all go away so he can get a cup. When the wooden horse leaves, the little bear realizes that he is lonely and rather than have a cup, he wants a friend to be with him on the island.
Keeping with the desert island theme, I asked each group of students to prepare a list of ten things that they would bring with them if they were stuck on a desert island. Here are the lists:
List #1
1. friends
2. bed
3. food
4. water
5. house
6. iPhone
7. coconut
8. tree
9. boat
10. airplane
List #2
1. a friend
2. a ball
3. some food
4. 3 bottles of water
5. my family
6. a radio
7. a toy car
8. a TV
9. a country
10. pet
List #3
1. a friend
2. a barbie
3. a book
4. water bottle (orignally spelled waterbotter)
5. a pater (I have no idea what this was meant to be...)
6. pencil
7. eraser
8. colored pencil
9. water
10. food
List #4
1. a friend
2. iPad
3. iPhone
4. water and food (haha, clever kids trying to get two in one)
5. computer (small) <--- they actually did write that
6. bed
7. dresses
8. pencil and eraser and paper (many)
9. ship
10. book
List #5
1. toy
2. friend
3. restaurant
4. boat
5. paper
6. bottle
7. ball
8. tent
9. adult
10. pencil
List #6
1. boat
2. friend
3. iPad Mini 4
4. food
5. water
6. flower
7. family
8. bottle
9. suitcase
10. tent
I couldn't help but laugh at the specificity and the inclusion of technology (Apple technology, of course). It was an interesting commentary on these children's lives and what they think they need. I m well aware of the fact that they are 6-7 years old and therefore won't be as concerned with the logical issues surrounding being stuck on an island, but it goes to show what is important to each group and what they think that they can't live without. The fact that some kids included boats and airplanes on their lists was great because it shows that they are thinking ahead and wonder why would they remain stuck on an island when they can go wherever they want. My favorite entry on a list is tied between coconut and iPad Mini 4 (I assume that no other kind of iPad is good enough?).
I leave you with a question that one of my students left for me on their sheet: what do you want?
Keeping with the desert island theme, I asked each group of students to prepare a list of ten things that they would bring with them if they were stuck on a desert island. Here are the lists:
List #1
1. friends
2. bed
3. food
4. water
5. house
6. iPhone
7. coconut
8. tree
9. boat
10. airplane
List #2
1. a friend
2. a ball
3. some food
4. 3 bottles of water
5. my family
6. a radio
7. a toy car
8. a TV
9. a country
10. pet
List #3
1. a friend
2. a barbie
3. a book
4. water bottle (orignally spelled waterbotter)
5. a pater (I have no idea what this was meant to be...)
6. pencil
7. eraser
8. colored pencil
9. water
10. food
List #4
1. a friend
2. iPad
3. iPhone
4. water and food (haha, clever kids trying to get two in one)
5. computer (small) <--- they actually did write that
6. bed
7. dresses
8. pencil and eraser and paper (many)
9. ship
10. book
List #5
1. toy
2. friend
3. restaurant
4. boat
5. paper
6. bottle
7. ball
8. tent
9. adult
10. pencil
List #6
1. boat
2. friend
3. iPad Mini 4
4. food
5. water
6. flower
7. family
8. bottle
9. suitcase
10. tent
I couldn't help but laugh at the specificity and the inclusion of technology (Apple technology, of course). It was an interesting commentary on these children's lives and what they think they need. I m well aware of the fact that they are 6-7 years old and therefore won't be as concerned with the logical issues surrounding being stuck on an island, but it goes to show what is important to each group and what they think that they can't live without. The fact that some kids included boats and airplanes on their lists was great because it shows that they are thinking ahead and wonder why would they remain stuck on an island when they can go wherever they want. My favorite entry on a list is tied between coconut and iPad Mini 4 (I assume that no other kind of iPad is good enough?).
I leave you with a question that one of my students left for me on their sheet: what do you want?
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