This week students have been faced with a number of challenges and have been using strategies to be successful in their endeavors.
Students have practiced greeting each other daily, remembering to greet everyone with eye contact and a smile. We've done some silly greetings- hand stacking and peeking underneath to say good morning, writing our names backwards and greeting each other (pronouncing noraa, eigroeg, aidualc, yt, icul, yelsna, xam, rolyat, eseer, sacul, asereht gave us all a giggle).
They had to practice mirroring a partner and worked together to untie the "human knot".
We had a great discussion about what helps us get "unstuck" when we are stuck (whether it's in a human knot, in a bad situation with friends, or stuck when reading/writing/doing math). The students have been doing a great job practicing their problem solving skills and I see them working hard to show "grit". They are pushing through problems and finding solutions and learning that it's ok to make mistakes as long as they learn from their mistakes and keep trying.
Students also got to practice being the "teacher" and teaching a partner about what they learned. They are preparing for their presentation to the class about their biography.
As the week drew to a close, the students began discussing the scores on their RJ's and I saw magic being made in their writing. I have begun giving them scores using the rubric in the front of their RJ, in addition to the notes. I hope that students will use the scores to see what they need to work on to improve their writing. I have seen significant improvement in their writing and can't wait to share their nonfiction pieces with you.
Students have practiced greeting each other daily, remembering to greet everyone with eye contact and a smile. We've done some silly greetings- hand stacking and peeking underneath to say good morning, writing our names backwards and greeting each other (pronouncing noraa, eigroeg, aidualc, yt, icul, yelsna, xam, rolyat, eseer, sacul, asereht gave us all a giggle).
They had to practice mirroring a partner and worked together to untie the "human knot".
We had a great discussion about what helps us get "unstuck" when we are stuck (whether it's in a human knot, in a bad situation with friends, or stuck when reading/writing/doing math). The students have been doing a great job practicing their problem solving skills and I see them working hard to show "grit". They are pushing through problems and finding solutions and learning that it's ok to make mistakes as long as they learn from their mistakes and keep trying.
Students also got to practice being the "teacher" and teaching a partner about what they learned. They are preparing for their presentation to the class about their biography.
As the week drew to a close, the students began discussing the scores on their RJ's and I saw magic being made in their writing. I have begun giving them scores using the rubric in the front of their RJ, in addition to the notes. I hope that students will use the scores to see what they need to work on to improve their writing. I have seen significant improvement in their writing and can't wait to share their nonfiction pieces with you.