Thing 7

After exploring Flickr and taking the tour on how to navigate the site, I decided to look at the galleries. One gallery specifically caught my eye and it was titled Empty Chairs. There was one photo that was absolutely beautiful and it told a story. The photographer mentioned abscence or a loss and this touched me because my grandpa and I always sit outside in a chair and talk about everything. Sadly, I know he will not always be there and I will have an empty chair and I don't know what I will ever do without him. Even though the photo I found doesn't relate specifically to teaching, you could have your students find a photo that meant something to them and have them create or tell a story for a creative writing exercise. It can also be used in the classroom for pictures of current events or even used is your social studies lesson for visuals. I found another photo titled Lonely Tree, this would be a great photo to show your students and tell them to write a story about a who has passed this tree or what the tree sees or something like that. I have attached the photo of the Lonely Tree to see if you agree with me about a creative writing exercise. http://flic.kr/p/8M8qmg by Pixel Views. I could see this type of exercise for this specific photo work great for fifth graders.