We had our second social emotional lesson with faculty from Villa of Hope this week. During our post-lesson reflection, we discussed what "stuck" with us from the lesson and what strategies would help us in the classroom. The students identified that transitioning from recess to our afternoon academic block can be tough and focus can be an issue. We decided as a class that we would try using the meditation strategies learned this week to help us calm down and refocus prior to starting our afternoon lessons. What a reflective and introspective group!!! We will keep you posted how it is helping us!
In Individuals & Society, students are conducting research on their expert civilization choice (Maya, Inca, or Aztec). This week, we used the jigsaw strategy to come together and share our research thus far and identified similarities/differences between the three civilizations. This was also a perfect opportunity to practice accountable talk strategies to make our discussions more focused and effective!
In Lang & Lit, we worked on summarizing articles on famous individuals who suffered adversity and caused positive change as a result. We used Flip Grid to record our summaries and give peers feedback on the skill!
In writing, students worked on researching their three categories of interest on Titanic for our first informational essays.
No comments:
Post a Comment