TEAMWORK! Working together in small groups requires a lot of interpersonal skills that we practice. These groups have to create a picture of a place together using only their color crayon - lots of communication to decide who does what. They learn to vote, compromise, give reasons to persuade and many other important decision-making and group work skills.
Groups work together to make a map of the classroom
Our Hallway of Heroes leads into our character unit. Students and families discuss what a Hero is to them and what qualities they value in a Hero. This gets us interested in biographies, history and practices our informational writing.