Math Gurus

We always start the school year with a class read aloud to get our students interested in reading for pleasure. "Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle is a fabulous book to read to your class. PROS *We chose the graphic novel and assigned roles every chapter. The students LOVED this. We even assigned Sound Effects for students that were reluctant to read out loud. *Fantasy/Mythological plot *Teenage characters for relevance *There is movie you can watch after reading CONS *The story line is

Inquiry Unit *individual choice of research topic *allows for passion, creativity, and curiosity *research project with potential public library visity *design a display board and create an interactive element for visitors *culminates in an Inquiry Fair for the rest of the school to visit Why do an Inquiry Project? Inquiry projects allow for student exploration, engagement, passion, and ultimately empowerment. Students focus on a topic that interests them and then guide their own research. Th

We always start the school year with a class read aloud to get our students interested in reading for pleasure. "Percy Jackson" by Rick Riordan is a fabulous book to read to your class. PROS *Most students are familiar with the story and even if they have read it, they still enjoy it *Fantasy/Mythological plot *Teenage characters for relevance *There is movie you can watch after reading *It's a series so students will be fighting over who gets to read the next book CONS *It is a little long