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Character Pumpkin Projects
The summary writing required a different approach of "less is more." Students were challenged to write a summary for chapters in one sentence. This type of summarizing forced students to focus in on the "very important parts." Using a previously taught skill like the 5 Finger Retell provides a summary while helping us to refrain from reporting about every single detail in a chapter.
Each of these skills will assist students as they begin conducting research later in the year using more complex text. These provide tools for each students' toolbox to analyze and share information from what they read.
Character Pumpkin Projects
Using Text-Based Evidence
Creating the Character
Writing a Summary
JASON Project Contest
Recycling: Then, Now. And Into the Future
The Mystery of the Moli Stone
Our journey began as the students were presented with a stone with unusual markings. Students uncovered the mysteries found on this stone by applying and extending their new knowledge of place value. Later, they learned about the Egyptian numeration system exploring how symbols are used in a positional systems and why we need a symbol for representing none of a particular place value (i.e., zero). As students learned the Chinese numeration system, and gained a deeper understanding of expanded notation, it was an excellent time to embrace the ethnic differences found in both the Chinese and Egyptian cultures. Their work on the investigations lead them to the knowledge they need to unravel the mystery of the stone.