Taking skills and strategies learned in one area and applying them in another is challenging. Lots of practice is needed to achieve this transfer of learning. That’s what students in Room 123 were doing this week.
First grade readers have begun learning to organize important pieces of information on a topic into a coherent whole. This week, they applied this strategy during science. Students first reviewed their notes on mealworms, which they have taken over the last month. Then, they worked in pairs to summarize their learning on posters.
Take a look as students practice this important strategy:
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