A New Twist

Today Mrs. Head had the students practicing a reading OAA story, which is nothing new for the students.  However, today she decided to add a new twist to this normal activity...and the students LOVED it!  At the beginning of class Mrs. Head place a large letter A, B, and C in different spots in the room.  After going through each question the students had to choose what they felt was the best answer.  When everyone had an answer Mrs. Head counted down and the students had to walk to the letter they chose, prepared to defend their answer.  It was amazing how much more carefully they considered each question when they knew they would have to literally stand by their answer and prove where it came from!  They loved this activity and as they were walking out the door they were begging to do it again!  I am guessing that they will get that opportunity. :)

Here you can see Bailey underlining important information in the story.  This is such an important skill for the students to use.

Now we see Alizae applying the strategy of underlining important information.  Good thinking Alizae!

As you can see here, the whole group agreed on "B" as the answer.  Here, the students are conferring with one another to prove to Mrs. Head that their answer is indeed correct.

Hmmm...this time part of the group chose answer "A" and the other part of the group chose answer "B."  I wonder who was right? :)