Reading Objectives:
- Readers will learn strategies to use when the encounter new or unknown vocabulary words in their reading.
- Readers will learn how to work with a reading partner.
- Readers will practice thinking over stories with partners.
Math Objectives:
- Mathematicians will fluently add using a variety of strategies.
- Mathematicians will solve word problems using what they know about rounding and addition.
Project Objectives:
- Researchers will take walking field trips around Carrboro to learn about local historic sites.
- Researchers will take notes about what they learn and will take photos of what they see.
Writing Objectives:
- Writers will learn how to rehearse their stories and try out different leads.
- Writers will revise by studying an author’s craft, naming it, and trying it in their own writing.
- Writers will examine their own writing and revise by further developing the most important part of the story.
I like how the students are referred to as Writers, Mathematicians, Readers, and Researchers. It's a little thing but seems empowering.
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