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In our new novel, we are learning about people's different learning styles and exceptionalities. There have been many laughs as we continue to read this novel written by the actor Henry Winkler.
We are all so excited to be back in person for the new school year! A great way to start off the year is to explore what it means to be an active learner, and exploring our personal learning styles. We are excited about the novel we will be reading to accompany the unit...TBA
Students were given a book to read about a famous video game designer. They challenged themselves to take meaningful notes about important facts from his life. They then used the post-it notes to organize the facts.
Looking at the notes we had taken in the previous class, we were able to organize them into specific categories and create our own graphic organizer. We will use this graphic organizer to guide independent research. Students "tuned in" to the new unit by sorting through a table filled with books. They were tasked with sorting the books into 3 categories. After a few attempts, and much discussion, the students organized the books by biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. What will our new unit be?
Students are working on their IB unit about Homes Around the World. As part of their English unit, they are also learning about procedural writing. In order to prepare for their final research project in which students will describe how their chosen home is built step-by-step, students had to follow written instructions to construct a Lego house. As you can see, students added some of their own flare to the design!
Wow! I am so impressed with the hard work put towards the isteam portion of the student's procedural writing activity. After researching the resources and techniques used to build different styles of homes found around the world, students wrote out the steps for building their own model of the home. I look forward to trying to recreate these models by following their instructions.
Today the Grade 3/4s began their new English unit on procedural writing. I kicked off the unit by having students listen to my step-by-step instructions to draw a mystery picture.
The students found it very amusing to see each other's final drawings! Students reflected on the importance of clear and precise instruction in order to complete a task properly. |
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