Hi. Thanks for coming to the Dream Flag Project blog!

I'm prety new to this technology, so you can help me out if you have any blog kind of set-up suggestions. What I envision is that this is a place where we can talk about what were doing currently and what kinds of experiences we're having with the project--questions, thoughts, whatever.

I teach 6th graders English and we're getting into the actual poetry writing next week. We're been looking at Hughes poetry as we've been reading Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. I think my kids are pretty excited about doing the project. We put up a bulletiin board with a map of the U.S. and tacks in it where all the Dream Flag schools are located. There's also a list of the participating schools and some printouts from the "Look Who's Dreaming" page. I've seen kids stop and look at it. I think it's hard for them to think about connecting with kids far away. I hope I can find ways to make the connections seem more real for them.

--Jeff