This week is reading week and we are doing a travel theme.
Our grade level was assigned Europe, so we are having our students research different European countries. Instead of writing a paper, they're making travel brochures and loving it!
We reviewed text structures:
Then brainstormed research questions for each:
We went over a very simple organizer for note taking:
For this project, my students are required to use one print and one digital source. My librarian shared Culture Grams with us. I taught my students how to access this from our school's library site. I like that we have access to different data bases and they're kid friendly!
We went over the outline of the brochure:
I modeled a thinking map about Ireland:
From my thinking map, I modeled writing research questions and then determining which text structure I'd use for my written response:
From there, I set up our hallway decoration using the map my awesome neighbor drew:
Norway, by the way, has a very difficult coast line!
We split Europe into four parts and I got Northern Europe.
Tomorrow we're finalizing our brochures and then our hallway display will be up to date! I love how excited they are to research and learn about different places.
