Contemplative Reading and/or Writing provides opportunity for children to explore personal thoughts, emotions and ideas. It helps to build reflective practices and allows students to respond to what they’re reading, watching or listening to in a meaningful way.
See links for more information:
https://ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/contemplative-writing/#tab__3
OR
https://ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/contemplative-reading/
Reading, watching, listening ideas: Legends of the Kwakwaka'wakw
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/legends-of-the-kwakwaka-wakw-1.2913500
Netflix: The Kindness Diaries
Poem: Remember by Joy Harjo https://poets.org/poem/remember-0
During Contemplative Reading, allow children to have choice over what they would like to read. Also, during writing children can “free” write about whatever they choose or they can read, watch or listen then respond in writing about their thoughts, ideas, and opinions.
