A GIFT OF WONDER , link to NEW interview by NPR on welcoming wonder & spontaneity into the classroom.
http://capeandislands.org/post/welcoming-spontaneity-and-wonder-classroom Public radio interview of Kim Allsup's A GIFT OF WONDER and how the real basics spontaneity and wonder, enable children to learn. https://childrengrowing.com/…/15/the-girl-who-didnt-line-up/ A GIFT OF WONDER excerpt, Chapter 4, Attention-- shows what this means in the larger sense for a first grade child. “Reesa was lost in golden October. Shining maple trees bridged the concrete walk down the gentle hill. Brown-gold fallen leaves carpeted the hillside. Bright gold leaves floated toward this mottled carpet where, upon landing, they glittered like brilliant stars. Alone in this golden splendor, Reesa seemed unaware that she should be with her classmates. Tall, s lender, and light on her feet, she danced gleefully from falling leaf to falling leaf, catching a dazzling yellow bouquet of falling stars.” … “I was tempted to open the door and call out to Reesa. I knew I...