3rd+grade+classroom

//** ﻿ 3rd Grade Classroom**//


 * //The students in a 3rd grade classroom were presented with two emails that excluded them from two special events that their school was holding. The 4th and 5th grade students were invited to a Student versus Teacher Basketball Game and the children in grades K-2 were invited to a pizza lunch with the principal. The students became upset and said that this was not fair. The teacher then posed the question, "What can you do to make this change?" The children came up with a variety of ideas on how to "make change." Some ideas were: Power Point presentations, posters, letters to the principal and student council, and a song. They were very excited that they were getting the opportunity to "make change," and throughout the week I would often hear the students planning and talking about what they could do to change the mind of those who were sponsoring these events.//**


 * //Questions to think about://**
 * What do you notice about how this inquiry brought critical literacy into the classroom?
 * These children now feel empowered. How could the teacher build off of this and have the students continue this learning?

media type="file" key="3n power point.mov" width="300" height="300" Power point presentation for Teacher versus Student Basketball Game

A poster that a student made depicting what the basketball game will be like if they are not there Student posters for Teacher versus Student Basketball Game

Letter to the Principal

Letter to Student Council











Hopefully we will hear back from the Principal of our school and the Student Council soon. Until we do I am going to pose the following question to my class: //Girls and boys, look at what a powerful thing you did when you decided to take action about an issue you thought was important. Now that we know we have this power, what else could we use it for?//
 * What comes next:**