6th Grade Reading… Adopt a Pet Activity 11 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Once my students moved from their How Do I Research? introduction presentation to The C.R.A.P. Test worksheet to help them find credible sources to gather notes from, they were finally ready to…
6th Grade Reading… The CRAP Test (And Notes) 10 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 I introduced my students to their research project, 'Adopt a Pet,' where they would choose an animal to research, collect two legitimate websites, take notes (in their own words) and…
6th Grade Reading… How Do I Research? 9 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 My sixth graders are going to begin a short research activity to prepare them for a larger research project on wolves the following two weeks. For this short research activity,…
8th Grade Reading… CRAP Test 27 Oct 201516 Mar 2016 My eighth graders are working on a perseverance project to tie into Hunger Games. To connect main character Katniss' life with other lives, the students are researching a person in their field…
Forest City Middle School [Clinicals]… Clinical Observations – Learning Targets, Calendar, Databases 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 One thing I noticed from today was the layout of Mrs. Sopko’s room.Continue reading "Clinical Observations – Learning Targets, Calendar, Databases"
Writing Strategies Research is Fun [Weird!] 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 In my opinion, teaching students to write in first person (about themselves, their life experiences, their reflections, etc.) is much easier than teaching students to write academically or write research…
