Room 5 has been hard at work. There is a lot of review to do. We have to prepare our brains to absorb new information. But academics isn't the only ingredient for a healthy classroom. Students also have to get along with each other. They have to be able to work together and help each other. They have to work cooperatively. In order to achieve this goal, I spend time in the begininng of the year helping students get to know each other and teaching them how to work as a team. We do lessons that are called classbuilding or teambuilding. These lessons teach your child how to work with others and helps them get to know the people they will be learning with.
Today we did an activity called "Find Someone Who". Each student recieved a checklist of facts. They had to find a classmate to fit each fact. This required them to move around the classroom and meet new classmates, it requried them to ask questions and wait their turn. It also allowed them to learn what they have in common with one another. Check out the pics of these students working together.
