I really enjoyed my time on Bearden's web site. I was fascinated that his creation is as big as a school bus in reality! It is always interested to me to hear about, and in this case visualize, the life of another person. The best part of the design for me was that the windows were open to see what the people were doing inside. With the creation of the web site I was able to zoom in and really get a sense of Bearden's world.
Another part of the web site I really enjoyed was the "things to do" category. It had great games for younger kids familiarizing them with the picture and what is taking place. It also had great ideas for adults and extension activities for using this in the classroom. I could design a whole lesson around the "Imaginative Words" section where students listen to the passage first.
The site gave me some great ideas and opened my mind to how important it is to allow students to express their personal lives in ways that are meaningful to them.
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