Guest Bloggers Reflect On Their Learning

My best learning experience this week was broadcasting the Flipgrid Breaking News story. I think it is very cool to learn how people around the world live in their environment. An important learning skill that I needed to use in order to complete this activity were discussing with my peers about their thinking. I like hearing what other people took away from the learning experience. We are learning about plate tectonics because in the real world, you need to know where it is safe to live and where the world's most active volcanoes and earthquakes occur.   - "Glisten"

My best learning experience this week has been participating in math and understanding it. Some important learning skills that I needed to use in order to complete this activity is 1) having a growth mindset and 2) practicing math and being determined to get it right.  We are learning about math because I will need to know how to pay for things and how to measure things for baking. Everything demands math!    - "Aloha"

My best learning experience this week has been reading the book Rules by Cynthia Lord, because we get to learn about how people with autism experience the world. Some important learning skills that I needed to use in order to complete this activity were self-control so that I was listening attentively, and staying engaged and focused so that I could discuss the story with the class. We are reading this book because if we meet someone with autism, we'll know what to expect and how they might react to certain things. It helps us understand and appreciate our differences.   - "Riana" and "Italy"

My best learning experience this week has been the different plate tectonics activity rotations because I got to get a different taste of knowledge about plate tectonics at each station. At the Breaking News Story activity about the Ring of Fire, I got a taste of what it is like to be a news broadcaster. At the plate boundaries make-a-model activity I learned what the different plate boundaries are and how they move and how they change the Earth. Some important learning skills that I needed to use in order to complete this activity had to do with self-management, like following directions and staying focused. We are learning about plate tectonics because in the real world we need to know where to live and how to avoid disasters caused by earthquakes and volcanoes.    - "Linkidinki"

My best learning experience this week has been learning about plate boundaries in a variety of ways. I really liked making models of them and the sorting activity. Some important skills that I needed to use in order to complete this activity were to stay focused and on-task. I also had to read directions and work hard. Collaborating with my partner was helpful, too. We are learning about plate boundaries because in the real world you would need to know where plate boundaries are and where there are volcanoes and earthquakes so that you can avoid them (in places like California and Hawaii).    - "Mango"