Lisa+Campbell

__**Line-Up Activity **__ I find this type of activity to be incredibly interesting. I have certainly used it myself in different lessons. I find that this get-up-and-go activity allows the students to feel comfortable providing responses when they do not feel completely comfortable verbalizing their ideas. It allows the students to be active learners, in more ways than one.

__**BRAIN RULES **__ Rule #10 - Vision caught my immediate interest. Although I believe that I address this Brain Rule on a regular basis, I think that I can strive to incorporate it into my lesson planning and classroom activities more often. I typically have the students make memory cards for their newly discussed vocabulary words. Instead of simply writing the word and definition on each card, I could ask the students to include an image of the vocabulary word, next to the definition on each card. I believe that this technique would allow the visual and verbal learners to gain from this memory card activity. The combination of the photograph and description may ultimately enhance the learners understanding of the provided vocabulary.

Your do-now: Write down as many different uses that you can think of for the following objects:

1. a brick: Build a house Build a wall Build a fire Break a window

2. a blanket: To lay on top of at a picnic To cuddle up to for warmth To cover the seat of the car when the puppy comes for a ride. To hide something from view

I was warmly welcomed as I entered the room! I noticed that the instructions being vocalized were also conveniently noted on the board. Each person was actively engaged in the Do Now activity. As people encountered obstacles in beginning or completing the activity, they readily approached their peers for help. The atmosphere in the room was incredibly warm! As a new member of the Hammarskjold community, I felt unbelievably comfortable in participating in the R.E.S.P.E.C.T. activity.

__WHAT'S IN A NAME?__

Although my parents decided to keep the sex of their first born child a surprise, they were absolutely convinced that I would be a boy. They were so convinced that they had not considered one female name. Surprise! I completely caught my parents off guard. A last minute decision ultimately led to the name Lisa.