Class to class connection
Fourth grade students in Miss Haber's class at Mays Chapel Elementary in Timonium, Maryland will be connecting with fourth grade students in Mrs. McDermott's class at Middleborough Elementary in Essex, Maryland. We will be sharing our thoughts and ideas about Inside Out and Back Again through discussions using Kidblog.
What do i know? What do i wonder?
Before reading, create a KWL chart using Read Write Think. Complete the first two columns based on what you think you know and what you wonder about Vietnam. You can add to your chart as you read.
Read: Part One
Read Inside Out and Back Again Part One. Use the organizer to take notes as you read so that you are ready to discuss the book with your reading groups.
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Respond to questions #1-6 on Kidblog. You must respond to at least three questions (your choice). Be sure to respond to at least two classmates' posts and two posts from the other class.
Read: Part Two
Read Inside Out and Back Again Part Two. Use the organizer to take notes as you read so that you are ready to discuss the book with your reading groups.
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Respond to question #7 and #11 on Kidblog. Be sure to respond to at least two classmates' posts and two posts from the other class.
Read: Part Three
Read Inside Out and Back Again Part Three. Use the organizer to take notes as you read so that you are ready to discuss the book with your reading groups.
Respond to questions #8-10 on Kidblog. You must respond to at least three questions (your choice). Be sure to respond to at least two classmates' posts and two posts from the other class.
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Read: pART FOUR
Read Inside Out and Back Again Part Four. Use the organizer to take notes as you read so that you are ready to discuss the book with your reading groups.
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Respond to questions #12-15 on Kidblog. You must respond to at least three questions (your choice). Be sure to respond to at least two classmates' posts and two posts from the other class.
Class to world connection
In Inside Out and Back Again, we learned what life was like for the main character Ha. We learned a lot from walking in her shoes. We will now have the opportunity to share what life is like for us in the U.S.A. and learn about the daily lives of children all over the world.
Students in Vietnam are also contributing to this project. We will be able to view their submissions and learn about how their life compares to Ha's life in Vietnam. We can leave comments in which we share our thoughts about how their lives are different or similar to our own.
Students in Vietnam are also contributing to this project. We will be able to view their submissions and learn about how their life compares to Ha's life in Vietnam. We can leave comments in which we share our thoughts about how their lives are different or similar to our own.
iearn: one day in the life
Follow your teacher's directions for how to complete your video/photo/text diary and more information on how your class will be participating in the worldwide project.
Wrapping it up!
What I learned about vietnam
Complete the final column of your KWL chart listing what you learned about Vietnam after all of these activities.
share your experience
Create a new blog post on our Kidblog page. Include the following information:
Remember to include your name next to the title of your blog post. Be sure to respond to at least four other posts.
- Your thoughts about participating in these telecollaborative activities
- What you learned from these telecollaborative activities
- How your perspective of Vietnam has changed
Remember to include your name next to the title of your blog post. Be sure to respond to at least four other posts.
Extension activities
Choose one of the five extension activities to complete. Taken from the Discussion Guide by Harper Collins Publishers.