1st and 2nd Grades:
1. Work on Genius
Hour
2. Print and complete
a logic puzzle (or 2...or 3) from the following site: https://www.woojr.com/printable-logic-puzzles-for-kids/
1. Work
on Genius Hour
2.
Evaluative Thinking Activity:
A family of four is fighting over the
winnings of a lottery. Here are the facts: The son, age 9, had the idea to buy
the ticket. The daughter, age 11, gave her brother the money to buy the ticket.
The mother found the lottery ticket in the trash and compared the numbers with
the winning numbers in the paper. The father drove across town in less than 10
minutes to claim the contest winnings before the deadline. Who should get the
money? Why?
Part 1: Choose the person who you
believe should get the money.
Part 2: Justify your thinking by
providing several reasons for your judgement. Rank order (number) your ideas
(1=most important idea)
Part 3: Write a paragraph stating
your verdict and giving supporting reasons for your final judgement.
5th Grade:
Target Talk Planning Sheet
Have you ever wanted talk about
what really matters to you or what you think other students in Target would
find interesting, too? Do you love learning and researching but you’re
not crazy about filling out research packets and creating projects? Maybe
you are a great speaker or just want some practice being one? Target Talk
is all of these things and more.
You have worked so hard in Target
on your Genius Hour projects! Now it’s time to take it to the next level!
We push you each year to share your Genius Hour with a wider, more global
audience. One way to do so is to create a Target Talk that can be filmed
and aired to another group of students. We have also pushed you to
research more complex topic and issues. Now you will have time to do so!
What issue or topic are you
interested in? Circle your top 3 favorite choices below. You can also
write other ideas you have on the lines that say other:
Recycling
Anti Bullying in Schools
Nutrition
Animal Rescue
Benefits of Exercise
Helping Marine Life
Feeding the Hungry
National Park Preservation
Literacy
Technology Safety
Helping your School
Safety on Sports Teams
Fire Safety
Disease Control
Scouting
Other: ___________ Other:_______________ Other:_____________
Narrow your idea down to one. Put a star next to your
number one idea. Begin to gather research on your topic through web
sites, interviews, books, magazines, documentaries, etc. Take notes on
notebook paper. Cite your resources.
Develop your Target Talk on your topic. Plan on about
2-5 minutes of sharing information orally. Write down your talking points on
notecards.
Practice sharing your information using expression, eye
contact, and confidence in what you say.
Be prepared to turn in your notecards and this planning
sheet at the time of your Target Talk when we return.
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