These are a Few of My Favorite Things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens! Although they may be Julie Andrews "Favorite Things" in The Sound of Music they aren't really my favorite things. My favorite things can be summed up in three words: Harry, Heroes, and Mickey!

During one of our Paper Blogging sessions I shared my love for Disney. I really love watching Disney movies, listening to Disney songs, and (of course) going to Walt Disney World. For me, Disney World is truly the Happiest Place on Earth. I love the shows, rides, characters, and fireworks! I try to go to Disney World as frequently as possible. 

I LOVE the fireworks over Cinderella's Castle at night. They are so pretty!

Time for a little info on favorite number 2! I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan. You may (or may not) know that I taught fourth and fifth grade for 9 years with a Harry Potter themed classroom. I think JK Rowling's books are fantastic and I think they did a great job adapting them into excellent movies. I've even traveled to London, England to visit the Harry Potter movie sets. 

My last favorite thing I am sure you know about- SUPERHEROES! I love a good superhero movie. When I was little the X-men were my favorite heroes, particularly Storm and Wolverine. Now I am a HUGE Avengers fan (Captain America is my fave) but I am looking forward to the new Justice league movie. 

Sharing my favorite things made me wonder-What is one of your favorite things?

Can't wait to hear about your favorites in the comments below! 
-Mr. Font 

Reading Super Powers

Hello Heroes!

Not sure if you've heard, but our Classroom Library has been taken over by the JOKER and his gang of villainous, well, VILLAINS! 

 We have been working hard and examining the traits of a Superhero in order to gain our Reading Super Powers and win back our library from the Joker. We examined a clip of heroes working together by viewing a small clip of the FANTASTIC Disney movie The Incredibles. Then we created this chart showing the traits they exhibited.  

Lastly we've begun exploring METACOGNITION- our first Reading Super Power. We learned that Metacognition was an important part of REAL Reading and that it meant we needed to think about our thinking. 

It's tough work, but nothing a 3rd Grade Superhero can't handle!
-Mr. Font