When it comes to learning the research process there are certain basic processes learners need to master. Asking questions is one of those processes. If they can't ask a clear question, learners will never know if the information they wanted was staring them right in the face! This week during third grade library I picked the random topic of the octopus. Chances were that between the twenty some learners there would be a few strands of knowledge to work with. Good researchers (even children) should start with listing what they know about a topic. Then we bring out the questioning words they all know: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Every question created must include one of the question words listed AND the research topic in it. Here are three examples of what we did: 3K, 3S, and 3F Next week each learner will get a random topic. They will be given a grab bag of questioning words and will need to generate some questions on a topic. I purchased an Alice in Wonderland themed questioning packet from Teacher Pay Teacher and will be creating these grab bags this week. The skill of questioning never goes out of style and it is a skill children will use throughout school and for the rest of their lives. |
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AuthorKaren Grost has always been technologically oriented although she is wary of the overuse of technology. She has worked as the librarian in District 112 since 2001 as a School Library Media Specialist. Blending literature, technology, face to face instruction, and independent study is how she builds up the students in her school to become life long learners. Archives
September 2016
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