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Collaboration, Communication and Compromise

5/13/2016

 
Second graders built skills of collaboration, communication, and compromise this week as they worked in small groups on a culminating social studies project.  To conclude our unit on towns, second graders worked together to design and build towns using many different materials.  Students considered the four elements of a town and used information from our town field trips several weeks ago to help them plan and build.  The social/emotional skills developed as children worked in a small group were equally important as the final products.  Students pushed themselves to listen to others and to work as helpful team members.  After constructing their towns, students used technology tools to take a photo of their work.  Next week, they will use the photo as part of a screencast to reflect on their contributions, and they will share a screencast of their thinking with their teachers.  They will also self-assess their work on a rubric that contained both social studies content and group work skills.  As we look toward third grade, children are building the important life skills of how to convey their thinking to others, how to solve problems fairly, and how to make sure everyone’s voices are heard.  

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