TO CHEW OR NOT TO CHEW? ๐ฌ@MsHoyosClass students collaborated to read informational texts about gum and annotate whether it should be allowed or banned. Great conversations and connections on day one of our new argumentative essay! @McKitrickElem@HCPSELRegion2
KETCHUP/PICKLES TIME! ๐ ๐ฅ This student-led activity empowers choice & control of their learning. @MsHoyosClass Ss mentor, practice communication/problem solving skills, and collaborate to build on each otherโs ideas. @McKitrickElem@HCPSELRegion2
MESSY OR NEAT? ๐ @MsHoyosClass 3rd graders went above and beyond when challenged to write 4 paragraph opinion essays on why it is better to be messy or neat. Ss used creative hooks, cited sources, and provided elaboration on their text evidence. @McKitrickElem@HCPSElemRegion2
If You Give a 3rd Grader a Cookie! ๐ช Students enjoyed a chunky sweet treat as they annotated small โchunksโ of text to determine the central idea. @McKitrickElem@HCPSElemRegion2
LETโS TALK! ๐ฌ @MsHoyosClass 3rd graders know how to share their thinking by using accountable talk. Students studied an argumentative text to notate key details that help identify and explain how the author uses evidence to support their claim. @McKitrickElem@HCPSElemRegion2
Donโt forget to SMILE! ๐ These sweet friends are part of our class Kindness Squad. They are always ready to share their amazing smiles and understand what it means to โBe Someoneโs Sunshineโ. โ๏ธ @McKitrickElem
These students were excited and ready to start their first week of third grade! They created class values, read aloud chapters from our novel study, browsed our class library, and practiced using sequence to retell a narrative nonfiction text. @McKitrickElem@HCPSElemRegion2
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Itโs a wrap for this group of talented 2nd graders! They supported and cheered each other on as they grew both academically and socially. This class family will go on to do amazing things in 3rd grade! @McKitrickElem