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I just shared this image with my students today, so it is fresh in my memory.  In education we have to roll with it....and today I had to do just that.  A new student joined our group today.  He has been in the resource room for the past couple months until his IEP from another state could be updated.  He is very outspoken and I redirected him right away to raise his hand.  I also tried to call on another students that has not been very participatory and she told me right away that she did not raise her had.  Later on in the lesson, I encourage everyone that I can see they are interested in the picture and that it looks like they have a lot to share...she raised her had almost right after this statement and I made sure to call on her immediately!

Almost as soon as I started, I recognized that I should have prefaced the lesson by sharing with students that I would like them to mention one or two images and that we need to give others a turn.  Students continued to mention several items, which makes it more difficult to paraphrase and makes their turn longer, leaving students time to get restless. 

Based on the flow of ideas from students, I think this image was a success.  Students raised their hands and were eager to share.  I think the image, while realistic and kindergarten appropriate did challenge students.  Items such as the cart and the trolley along with curiosity about what the people were doing, captured student thinking.  I don't think the challenge was too great.  Students seemed to flow through their comments and listen to others. 

I did a lot of paraphrasing and connecting of student ideas.  Students had a lot of ideas for the use of the cart.  Students did a great job agreeing/disagreeing with one another in this lesson.  I feel I did a better job paraphrasing and connecting ideas and I think this helped with how students contributed during this particular discussion. 

I was surprised at how one student continued to hold on to the idea that the boy crossing the street was ice skating.  He shared how the boy was ice skating on the stone.  Another student politely disagreed and mentioned that the boy could not be ice skating on stone and even went so far as to  mention that this boy might roller blade but there is no ice to ice skate.  The student came up again and still insisted that the boy was ice skating. 
I was also surprised and continue to be impressed at how one particular student reads the images with such great detail.  She backs up her statements and gives a lot of correct assertions with evidence. 

I would use this image again and plan to use it on Friday with the other two kindergarten classes.