Students in the second and third grades are identifying cause and effect relationships this week using the text, Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin. Aside from being a silly text, it lends itself beautifully to reinforcing this skill. At the conclusion of the lesson, students demonstrated their comprehension of the text by participating in a friendly and competitive game using Kahoot (a free online game-based learning platform).
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All students are engaged in a culminating activity this week. Students in kindergarten and first grade are completing mindset reflections after participating in three physical challenges. Students in grades 2-5 created a paper foldable after attempting to create a paper structure as their last challenge. We are proud to share our latest displays with the Schwegler community. Our March Madness display has been a huge hit for the two days it has been constructed. Our biographies and basketball related books are in high demand. Tomorrow, students will see our new Peep display. I wonder how many Wildcat fans are in our school?
Schwegler families engaged in eight mindset challenges held in the library during February parent-teacher conferences. The challenges were: Computer Coding, Breakfast Scramble, Cup Stacking, Plate Balance, Cup Hands, Yank It, Cotton Ball Run, and Build It. A total of 186 people participated during the two day event. Individuals with a GROWTH mindset believe:
Library lessons in the month of February have focused on Habits of Mind and Growth Mindsets. Individuals who exhibit a Growth Mindset are ready to learn and try new things. Complementing a Growth Mindset are 16 Habits of Mind. Habits of Mind are behaviors and attitudes identified in individuals demonstrating a Growth Mindset. Students have been introduced to six of the habits. Following instruction, students have completed individual and team challenges where they have applied the Habits of Mind to their work.
When students finish checking out books, they have been engaging in a variety of activities including providing feedback on hearts, completing a challenge, or creating an origami bookmark.
Computer coding was a popular library activity during December and January. Lessons were a combination of "unplugged" (no technology) and "plugged" (devices required). All students were engaged with block coding while completing modules within Code.org (A computer programming introduction requiring students to move blocks on the computer screen to build programs. Each block represents a line of actual text-based computer code). Teaching programming skills help students develop their algorithmic thinking and problem solving skills.
Famed author, Kate Klise, encourages 5th grade students to develop their writing skills. She had all students actively engaged in writing their own stories. Several students also had the chance to share their work with peers and receive feedback from Ms. Klise. Fifth grade students have been engaged in visualization techniques using graphic novels and other texts. This week, they listened to an audio recording of A to Z Mysteries: The School Skeleton. This was the same text used to create the background story for the Gr8 Escape station. Students drew the mental pictures they formed in their minds on Post-It notes and wrote a short summary of each chapter.
Kindergarten & first grade students spent two lessons identifying the 5 Ws (Who, What, When, Where, & Why) of books with the theme of imaginary friends. Following the second lesson, students used their own imaginations to create a "friend" out of various materials.
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Meet Mrs. BaxterThis is my first year working in the Schwegler library. I seek to instill a love of reading and learning that endures. Archives
May 2017
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