Who We Are Presentations

The summative assessment of the Who We Are unit is the perfect opportunity to pull together the profile, attitudes, and skills that we've focused on the past several weeks. The third graders are working together in small groups to create presentations for the 2nd graders about food and exercise. We started by reviewing our profile and attitude foci and making agreements about how to work together:

We agree to…

• be excited with positive attitudes (enthusiasm) 
• work together with teamwork; help and care about each other (cooperation) 
• work hard by ourselves (independence) 
• share the work equally (balanced) 
• reflect on our presentation and think about what we can do better (reflective)

The students then worked together in their groups to create scripts for their presentations.

Throughout the unit we have developed thinking and research skills, and with their finished scripts, the students can now start to concentrate on communication skills. To help them see their own growth, students can use a SOLO taxonomy as they prepare.

Looking ahead, our next unit is How We Organize Ourselves. The central idea of the unit is:

Marketplaces depend on the ability to produce goods 

and supply services that can be exchanged.