Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

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Welcome to Wednesday!

Today we will DEAR, do a video response journal, and work on Mission #2.

DO NOW: D.E.A.R

(20 min.)

  • Find a comfortable place to sit

  • Don’t bother anyone

  • If someone is bothering you, politely let them know

  • READ a book, don’t just pretend to read a book 🙃

​TODAY'S AGENDA:

1. Do Now: DEAR

2. Agenda/Announcements

3. ~mindfulness~

4. Video Response: "No Rules Recess" - New Zealand 5/17/17

5. Review what you need to turn in on Friday

6. Work on Creative Mission #2--it's due Friday!

7. Clean up

Learning Goals:

Students can learn from the experiences of others.

Students can form conclusions based on first person research.

Students can choose a book that is challenging and engaging.

Students can reflect on their progress for the quarter and document it for their conferences.

HOMEWORK:

READ for at least 20 minutes: a book, news articles, RAZ kids, movie reviews, music reviews, or get more ideas here.

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Kesti

P.S. Here's the video if you want to watch it again:

Video Response Prompts

Title & Date a new journal entry in Seesaw or your journal:

Title: "No Rules Recess" - New Zealand

Date: 5/17/17

*What do you think of this idea?

* Would you like No Rules Recess?

* What did you see the kids doing?

* What are the benefits?

* What are the risks?

* Do you think your parents/guardians would like this idea?

* Do you think Mr. G would like this idea? How about your teachers?

* What do you think of the brain research they mentioned?

P.P.S. Here is another video of a similar kind of playground if you are interested:

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