In Mrs. Sawyer's class, we were lucky enough to have a Skype visit with the author Tamra Wight. I think connecting with authors can help students see how their work in the classroom takes place in the "real world". Expeditionary Learning emphasizes the importance of work with a purpose - rather than "busywork" - and students share their work with their community during celebrations of learning. Kids and Ms. Wight "talked shop" about the process of revising work to get it ready for publication. Students even shared their Maine Animal Riddle book with Ms. Wight! In 1st grade exploratory, students read a story told with two words. Kids really had to pay attention to the pictures to understand what was going on in this story! Next students brainstormed words that rhyme with "look" and "out". Students created these words using playdough. I love being able to teach sight words in the context of a story! Language comes alive when we care about the story, I think. In 5th grade, students used Kahoot! again this week for a quiz on genres. Sometimes I find a lesson flops and I revise it so I can be more successful later in the week. This was one of those weeks when my Wednesday class didn't go as smoothly as the Thursday class! Every day, I learn from my mistakes how to be a more effective teacher. In 3rd grade and 2nd grade, students listened to the Chickadee Award book Hippos are Huge! Next students unscrambled a paragraph about hippos from the book to create an "Answer Sandwich". This lesson was a little too hard for 2nd grade! I was so impressed with their expedition work, I thought they could do it, but I had to learn the hard way!
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