Since the first day of school, we have been working very hard to learn how to figure out tricky words, apply comprehension strategies, count groups of items, use our senses to understand the world, and SO MUCH MORE.
But today we strayed from curriculum.
Far.
Today`s lesson was not in any one subject, but today`s lesson was important. Really, really important!
Before we talk about today`s lesson, let`s rewind a bit. This is the display on our classroom wall:
These monkeys help us understand the system we use for reflecting on our learning. See Basic Bob at the bottom of the vine? He is just learning to climb. He is basic and does his best with help. Proficient Patty is working on climbing and is making progress, but still needs a little bit of help to climb. Excellent Eddie is a pro at the skill of climbing, and can carry out this skill independently. He is at the top! Throughout the year we will use red, yellow and green to show how well we can complete a task.
So ... today's lesson was all about work space organization. How can we organize our desks?
We looked at an example of a desk that would be green, or proficiently organized:
We also looked at an example of a desk that would be red, or quite disorganized:
In partners, we worked together to organize our desks!
It was fun to help one another clean up!
Mrs. Beliveau heard the Clean Desk Fairy may come later this week ... hopefully desks stay as organised as they were today!
