[MOSAIC] inferences

[Renee]

Hi Pam,

I got your idea up.
Take a look:

http://share2learn.com/greatideas.html 

Enjoy!
Renee


On May 1, 2007, at 10:05 PM, Kukonis at aol.com wrote:

>
> Here is a fun  activity that I did with my kids that they really  
> seemed to
> enjoy... but if I  know you .... probably "you've been there  and done  
> that"....
> but here  goes.
> I keep trying to make  the point that these strategies of  
> comprehension are
> not just for reading text  but are necessary life skills that help  
> everyone  to
> think deeply and  carefully so.....
> I brought in five  unfamiliar kitchen gadgets and asked them to sit at  
> a
> power table so that four  kids looked at the same tool. EAch was given  
> a recording
> sheet where they drew  pictures (visual image), labeled their
> observations,(determined  importance) made connections to other tools  
> that they were reminded
> of, and  listed questions they had about the tool. Then they shared  
> their
> questions and  observations and came up with a power table inference.  
> It was a
> fun project  because although only one group actually  guessed what  
> the gadget
> was really used for....many used their recordings to think creatively  
> and
> critically. Although not correct.... many had wonderful alternate uses.
> Then I asked each  group to make an inference  about their group  
> work.....
> The overwhelming  response was that their own thinking was enhanced by
> sharing not only their  individual inferences but that their questions  
> were the ones
> that drove their  thinking. They also eluded to work habits and body  
> language
> that either made or  broke their power table's initiative.
> Not bad for first  graders!
>
>
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