Exit Slip for Oct 7th

The activity of identifying and drawing shapes for my leaf was really interesting. I realized I was looking at the leaf with a lot of details in order to do this activity and I found so many interesting lines and shapes within such a simple piece of nature. This activity is helpful for students who wants to extend their creativity for shapes. I found myself critically thinking about what shapes I can fit inside the leaf and that special angles and lines can help me recreate the leaf. 

My poem/observations of the garden two weeks later:

tomatoes exploding its’ decay 

addition of grey fuzz to the color bed

sun sprinkling sparkles into the garden

cracklings no more from under our feet 

damp bed from the cold and wet morning

leaves are wilting, plants are falling 

the cold wind takes the colors away 

planes are the new birds 

the wind ripples through the trees 

crinkle leaves on the ground and they disappear 

touch the leaves on the plants and all that’s left is a damp palm