Here are today's happenings from our guest blogger, Landon:
"We had PE today. We learned about the Southwest Region of the US. We went over multiplication strategies and made shapes from tangrams. We started narrative writing by coming up with some ideas that we could write about. In reading we started the Socratic Seminar by getting articles about Jane Adaams. We highlighted questions, thoughts, and connections on the article."
To add to what Landon so perfectly listed, our class is starting something called Socratic Seminar. This activity stems for Socrates. He believed that students should not be given the answers to questions, but should develop their own thinking about a topic. This comes through open discussions and forums about pieces of writing that have been read several times. This can be a little tricky for third grade kiddos, but we are determined to tackle this amazing activity. We are starting with the basics- just learning how to have an appropriate conversation without raising your hand. This can be tricky since the students are so accustomed to doing this. In an everyday conversation, do you raise your hand? No. But you do know the appropriate time to respond to a comment or question. We are learning to do that in an academic setting! We will keep you posted on our progress with this activity and new style of learning!
Have a great Monday!
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