Dear Kaia

Kaia








It is clear that students can learn so much from a 3 year old. In
Dear Kaia one may not see where eighth graders can connect with a 3 year old. This connection is very clear in Mr. Chamberlain's Voicethread and Video.

The Dear Kaia video is a short video that shows "this and that" pictures Kaia has taken. I feel that students at any level can connect to this video. Where we live, there is beautiful green grass and not as much trash as indicated where Kaia is located. A teacher could ask the class what things would you take pictures of if you were outside. This also makes the students be thankful for the location in which they live.

For me I can see the reaction on the eighth graders faces as they watched this video. The place that Kaia is at, the students will more than likely never see in their lives. This helps the students interact with people in different locations. Also it helps the students accept people how they are and by the environment they live in. For the father of Kaia, I am sure that he did not imagine the response he would get out of his daughter. He was just being a father involved in Kaia's life. The amount of emotion showed to his daughter and her is work is expressed in his blog, Singing Hearts