Teaching Character Development with Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
These past few weeks, I have been enjoying winter break. Well in a way. Most of the time my mind has been racing with the upcoming semester when I will be student teaching and taking over a class. I am very excited, but yet a bit nervous too. I have read countless blogs giving advice about classroom management or project ideas. From all the teachers that I know (including two of my own elementary school teachers), I have eagerly asked for any advice that they could possibly give me. Also I have been spending quite a bit of time thinking about where I would like to teach next year, whether that means scouring the district's websites or filling out applications or updating my resume...again. However, in the busyness of everything, I have had a few quiet moments to read a good book. This particular book, Because of Winn-Dixie, I actually read out-loud as my mom and I were traveling up to see the rest of my family. It is a very quick and easy read, but a book that c