For our final Enrichment groups the students were tasked with choosing a topic, doing some research, preparing a presentation, and presenting first to the group and then to their class. We started with a lesson on how to find information in the library and the students played a game that required them to utilize the Dewey Decimal System to find books. The following week we talked about how to do research online and how to determine if the information if fact or opinion. After the lesson both days the students had time to do some research on the topic of their choice. For the third lesson we talked about different ways to present information, either physically or digitally. The students were given a choice of three presentation methods (poster, Padlet, or Google Slides) and had time to start their presentations. For the remaining classes they worked on their research and presentations.
I was surprised and pleased with the variety of topics they chose. We learned about gorillas, dolphins, Labradors, dog behaviors, Ancient Egypy, common languages of the world, God, Phillipa Soo, and how to speak Hawaiian.
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| Second graders presenting on Ancient Egypt. |
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| A Padlet presentation about chimpanzees. |
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| A Padlet presentation about dolphins. |
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| A Google Slides presentation about dogs. |
Unfortunately we had some scheduling conflicts so the fourth and fifth graders didn't get to present to the group. I encouraged them talk with their teachers about presenting to the class instead.
Inquiry-based learning is where we are all headed, so I really enjoyed this chance to let the students choose their own topics and fully own their learning. I was impressed with the information they learned.
Presentations (click on the images to view full presentation)
Google Slide presentations
Simone Biles
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