PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT THIS!
It was a proud teacher moment when I posted the groupings for our book clubs on Tuesday. The cheers and excitement from the students was as if they had won the Stanley Cup...I am not kidding!!! As a class, we read the back and first few pages of about 10 different books. Students listened, took notes and ranked the books using stars. Once finished, students wrote a justification to their top 3 choices, and outlined why they wanted to read those particular books. From there, I collected the writing journals and started crunching the data. Students, for the most part, got to read their top choice of books. They were grouped into groups of 3 or 4 (with a couple groups of 2). We created some class rules for the book clubs: no arguing, include everyone, stay on topic, keep materials neat and tidy, don't interrupt and don't skip ahead in the reading. When we have our book club days, it is broken into 3 sections. 1 - read: either individually, designated reader or "popcorn" 2 - say something: literally just that, say something. We talked about how when adults go to book clubs they don't sit quietly and individually complete written answers to questions in a work booklet, so why should we ask students to do the same! The power of conversation and dialogue (with prompts of course as needed) helps students truly engage in their reading. As I circulated yesterday I heard "I wonder about..." or "I am confused why..." all of which are natural conversations that can happen when reading. Working together in small groups, and through conversations, students help each other build understanding of what they are reading. 3 - word work, drawing or written responses: based on a variety of choices During each book club, I sit with one group of student sand engage in the 3 steps with them. As a teacher this is my way to check in on their reading, comprehension and overall fluency. Be sure to ask your child about the book they are reading in their book club!
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Students worked through a variety of stations to learn a little bit more about the six regions of Canada: Cordillera, Interior Plaines, Canadian Shield, Great Lakes, Atlantic and Arctic.
This preliminary research and investigation will help students have a general understanding of the regions before we dig deep in our critical thinking and inquiry project about the arctic. This week we will start our exploration of the arctic a little bit further, but will also work on visually representing our new knowledge of each of the regions through a mapping activity. Students have been studying the provinces, territories and the capitals of Canada. There will be a check-in quiz on these on Wednesday February 13th. On this test, students should be able to:
- correctly spell the names of all provinces and territories - correctly spell the names of the provincial capitals, along with the capital of Canada - identify (label) provinces and capitals on a map Students have completed a map at school and will be bringing it home as a study tool Monday. Here are a couple websites that can help with studying: https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3028 https://lizardpoint.com/geography/canada-caps-quiz.php https://www.purposegames.com/game/canada-provinces-and-territories-and-their-capitals-quiz |
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