“Dad will not and smile and eat with his eyes half closed. “Good fish,“ he will say to me.“
“Dad will not and smile and eat with his eyes half closed. “Good fish,“ he will say to me.“
“Dad will nod and smile and eat with his eyes half-closed. “Good fish“, he will say to me. “
pick“A Different Pond“, illustrated by Thi Bui and published in 2017 is a picture book that uses color masterfully to evoke mood and deepen the emotional tone of the story. The grays in the early morning setting, creating a calm atmosphere that matches the quiet bond between father and son. Warm hues appear sparingly, highlighting moments of comfort and human connection. This cool and warm tones shows hardships family faces while love shines.
I would use this story to explain different cultures and how different people have different views and experiences in the world. This book explores a boy and his father fishing to provide food for their family. An activity I would use with this book is having students write or draw about a family experience that is meaningful to them. You can then put all students drawings or writings on a poster for the whole class to see.
“A Different Pond“ illustrated by Thi Bui could be used in my classroom as a lesson to teach how illustrations show emotion and mood. Students explore how color choices reflect feelings, then create their own drawings using colors to express a memory or special moment from their lives. They will then write a few sentences on what the memory and why the colors were chosen and why. This can be shared to the class as a group.
pickThis picture book uses color to emphasize the main character on the different pages. All of the scenes created on pages are dark and utilize navy blue. But where the boy is seen he is emphasized on every page with bright red clothing. The scenes are also dark when the boy and his dad are working to catch dinner for the family. But as soon as they arrive home the colors are vibrant and yellow showing emphasis on the comfort that comes with home.
#HaikuHive
Now I‘m caught up with #HaikuADay ! Today‘s is inspired by the Lemongrass Chicken Bánh Mi sandwich I ate for lunch yesterday after a training. We totally stunk up the conference room but it was so worth it—I‘m still thinking about its perfection!
Best bites tend to be
Messy, smelly, glorious,
Bánh mì haunts my dreams
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#weekendreads
Thinking of all those who have served while reading the tagged title this weekend. 🇺🇸
#HaikuADay
All the work bustle & travel lately & I‘ve caught a cold. Stopped for a bowl of Phở yesterday which inspired this haiku:
Ode to Phở
Steam lifts from the broth
Cold‘s healer, soother of souls
Solace in a bowl
#HaikuHive
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pickLOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT! Recognizing and accepting queer identity in the face of contentious cultural norms, fleshing out immigrant experience so that while the unique and possibly painful experience of immigration is not ignored, it doesn't try to be a monolith or fall into tropes, doesn't need to form the backbone of the story, interweaving fairy tales, 1/?
