There's a new tradition in the frog room! Instead of having a new mystery reader every Monday, we've started having a new item inside of our mystery box!
We have been working very hard at learning to make inferences (combining our background knowledge and the facts given) during reading workshop and social studies lately. The mystery box is a perfect opportunity to practice inferring in real life!
We have been working very hard at learning to make inferences (combining our background knowledge and the facts given) during reading workshop and social studies lately. The mystery box is a perfect opportunity to practice inferring in real life!
Here's how it all works:
First, I hide a secret item inside the mystery box. Next, the kids make some basic observations based on the size and shape of the box and make initial predictions about what could be inside. We record these guesses on the Smart Board.
After that, I call a few kids up to use their senses to make new observations about the item in the mystery box. By smelling, shaking, and weighing the box, we adjust our first predictions and narrow down our list of guesses.
First, I hide a secret item inside the mystery box. Next, the kids make some basic observations based on the size and shape of the box and make initial predictions about what could be inside. We record these guesses on the Smart Board.
After that, I call a few kids up to use their senses to make new observations about the item in the mystery box. By smelling, shaking, and weighing the box, we adjust our first predictions and narrow down our list of guesses.
Next, the kids set off in search of the 16 clues (4 for each table) that I've hidden around the room. They work with their table groups and have to find all 4 different clues before they can sit down and start inferring together.
The kids record their clues on their mystery box worksheet, discuss their inferences with their table group, then record their personal prediction and explain which clues helped them decide on that guess.
Today, our clues were:
1. It looks like an animal.
2. It is from a book.
3. It has more than 4 legs.
4. It can talk.
1. It looks like an animal.
2. It is from a book.
3. It has more than 4 legs.
4. It can talk.
Can YOU guess what was inside our mystery box?
After taking some predictions from the class, it was time to open it and find out!
Sam and Kaya both guessed that it was some sort of a spider...
And they were right!
It was a special Charlotte-shaped snack to go with our new read aloud chapter book --
Charlotte's Web! Yum!
I am so proud of the hard work that I saw during our mystery box time today. The kids worked very well in their teams and they were great at making inferences!
I wonder what will be in the mystery box next week...
It was a special Charlotte-shaped snack to go with our new read aloud chapter book --
Charlotte's Web! Yum!
I am so proud of the hard work that I saw during our mystery box time today. The kids worked very well in their teams and they were great at making inferences!
I wonder what will be in the mystery box next week...
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