Thirty-Fifth Day

We have begun work with formal talk moves in order to practice accountable academic discussion. We are practicing using the following sentence frames within discussion:

•  I agree with (*) and would like to add...
• I disagree because...

In practice this may sound like:

Mediator: Which character's response to the problem was most sensible?

Student 1: I think the 3rd pig's response was most sensible because a house of bricks would be strong.

Student 2: I agree with (Student 1) and would like to add that sticks and straw are not very sturdy building materials.

Today we learned how some herbivores have to eat for most of their waking hours in order to satisfy their dietary requirements. We learned that some carnivores can go several days without eating. We learned this in conjunction with what animals need to survive.

We took our second timed math test today and will take Topic 3 Math Test tomorrow.