A new 3 act tasks that brought out so many possibilities….more than I planned for.
Tallest Teacher
In the fall, my kindergarten collaborator and I did a heights unit with her students and with my 6th graders. She covered the standard that directly compares 2 objects with a measureable attribute (K.MD.2) while I covered my standard on inequalities. Both Mrs. Z and I thought it went extremely well. It really contextualized the math standards. …
Sassy Cents – a 3 act lesson
Since being back in the classroom, I’ve made it a point to include either a performance task, a 3 act lesson, or sometimes both with every unit of math. I have to admit that it’s been fun to put what I’ve learned as a coach to work. Not only am I a better teacher for it, but my team trusts …
Sorting in Kinder (a 3 Act)
My kindergarten collaborator, Stacy and I recently attended a 2 day workshop with Graham Fletcher and it re-ignited our passion for 3 act tasks/lessons. She’s made it her goal to collaborate with me and create one task per topic. I happily accept her challenge and told her, “GAME ON!” The most recent topic in her curriculum was sorting. This is …
Divided Hearts – a 3 act
Yes. MORE HEARTS! In my research, I hadn’t come upon a 3 act lesson in which the students had to divide. My 4th grade teachers wanted to see what a division 3 act lesson would look like, so I created one. This lesson also helped me in learning how to use more features on the iMovie application. I ran …
Sharing Hearts – a Kinder 3 act
It’s that time of the year when our students are running to ___________(insert convenience store here—I prefer Target) to buy gobs of chocolates, candies, cards and all of the Valentine’s paraphernalia that is attributed to this holiday. And in the spirit of such heartsy, lovey, dovey emotions, Mrs Z. and I put together another 3 act lesson. What better way to …