Week of Jan 5th -9th
Students learned the difference between thin and thick questions.
Thin questions are easy questions, they're easy to answer and there is 1 right answer. Example: What is a chimpanzee's diet?
Thick questions are hard questions, students must ponder and research to find the answer, there is more than one possible right answer.
Example: What are the effects on the environment if a chimpanzee becomes extinct?
All students officially started their research with finding basic information (thin questions) on their selected endangered species.
Week of Jan. 12th - 16th
This week all students started researching higher-level thinking questions. This is where it gets challenging. The reading level is higher and the vocabulary makes it harder to comprehend the article. I am working with all kids on a one-on-one basis, and helping them with understanding the text. Over all, the kiddos did really well! They are finding out some interesting stuff!
All kids kids received a Research Project - Planning Pages packet. All pages need to be completed before we will begin creating presentations.
Looking ahead in the ALPHA classroom...
Jan. 19-23 - last day of in-class research (packet pages 3&4)
Jan. 26-30 - write research notes in summary form and glue onto card stock (to be used for presentation) / maybe....begin creating visual presentation (PPT) in class
Feb. 2-6 -Continue creating presentation
Feb. 9-13 - Finish presentation
Feb. 16-20 - Presentation and Creative Product are due
Homework will be determined by you and your child. Please look at what your child accomplished in class and the above timeline to determine if work needs to be done at home. Information for pages 1&5 (thin questions was completed last week) page 2 and part of 3 were completed in class this week.
Please, please, please remember that it is crucial that students bring their binder to class. All class work, until Feb 16th, is in their ALPHA binder right now. If they forget their binder at home, then they have nothing to work on in class.
Thankful and Blessed
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the sweet gifts I received before the Winter Break. It was so nice of you to think about me during the holiday season! Since, I wasn't here the Friday before school led out, I didn't receive my gifts until we got back from the break. It was such a nice surprise to walk back into a class to find many lovely gifts waiting for me!!!! It was like Christmas morning all over again!!! I truly appreciated and loved it all! You all have wonderful, sweet kids and I love being their teacher. Again, thank you, I feel blessed!!!
Students learned the difference between thin and thick questions.
Thin questions are easy questions, they're easy to answer and there is 1 right answer. Example: What is a chimpanzee's diet?
Thick questions are hard questions, students must ponder and research to find the answer, there is more than one possible right answer.
Example: What are the effects on the environment if a chimpanzee becomes extinct?
All students officially started their research with finding basic information (thin questions) on their selected endangered species.
Week of Jan. 12th - 16th
This week all students started researching higher-level thinking questions. This is where it gets challenging. The reading level is higher and the vocabulary makes it harder to comprehend the article. I am working with all kids on a one-on-one basis, and helping them with understanding the text. Over all, the kiddos did really well! They are finding out some interesting stuff!
All kids kids received a Research Project - Planning Pages packet. All pages need to be completed before we will begin creating presentations.
Looking ahead in the ALPHA classroom...
Jan. 19-23 - last day of in-class research (packet pages 3&4)
Jan. 26-30 - write research notes in summary form and glue onto card stock (to be used for presentation) / maybe....begin creating visual presentation (PPT) in class
Feb. 2-6 -Continue creating presentation
Feb. 9-13 - Finish presentation
Feb. 16-20 - Presentation and Creative Product are due
Homework will be determined by you and your child. Please look at what your child accomplished in class and the above timeline to determine if work needs to be done at home. Information for pages 1&5 (thin questions was completed last week) page 2 and part of 3 were completed in class this week.
Please, please, please remember that it is crucial that students bring their binder to class. All class work, until Feb 16th, is in their ALPHA binder right now. If they forget their binder at home, then they have nothing to work on in class.
Thankful and Blessed
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the sweet gifts I received before the Winter Break. It was so nice of you to think about me during the holiday season! Since, I wasn't here the Friday before school led out, I didn't receive my gifts until we got back from the break. It was such a nice surprise to walk back into a class to find many lovely gifts waiting for me!!!! It was like Christmas morning all over again!!! I truly appreciated and loved it all! You all have wonderful, sweet kids and I love being their teacher. Again, thank you, I feel blessed!!!