Theme Unit

We have started working on our theme unit in reading.  On Monday, students took a pre-assessment over theme.  A lot of them were upset with their low score, but we talked about how we can improve by the post-assessment.  I am working with each student to set a personal goal for the post-assessment, which will be recorded on a scoreboard that will be put into their reading binders.  Everyone has room for improvement!

Today, we created a class KWL chart.  This chart has students focus on what they already know about a topic, what they want to know about a topic, and what they have learned about that topic.  This is a great way to get their brains thinking about things they may have learned in previous years.  It's also a great way to clear up any misconceptions!

Each student recorded what they knew (or thought they knew!) about theme on a sticky note, then added it to our chart.  I then went over some of the responses, and acknowledged kiddos who were on the right path with their thinking.  The next task was to write down questions they had about theme.  This group of 5th graders really came up with some good questions!  After going over questions and answering a few of them, some students decided to put up stickies in the "learned" column!  We will keep adding to that as the unit goes on.