My second graders tried a new concept called "Visible Thinking". The activity is called "3-2-1 Bridge" where students start a unit by writing three items they know on a topic, two questions, and one comparison. Then the students repeat the activity after completing the unit to find growth. Here is one visual of this technique.
ROBOTS 3-2-1 Bridge
Students in K, 1, and 2 tried out the "Code and Go Robot Mouse" by the Learning Resource Company. These robots are available for about $40 - $60 depending on the retailer. I recommend Amazon for cheapest or the actual company. Only recommendation is that students do not push or pull robot mouse on the carpet or gears will break. ONLY USE THE ARROWS on the robot mouse.
Another fun activity was building robots on ABCYA - MAKE A ROBOT
Finally, last week, four out of five second grade classes got to make a "balancing robot". I found the template and activity at this blog - Buggy and Buddy Blog
Oh we cannot forget our read alouds to go with this unit!
It has been fun exploring and learning about ROBOTS!
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