Hi, this reminded me of an experience I had last year. One of the projects we
ask fourth grade students to do at the end of the year is create a theme park
based on the aspect of our state's history that interests them the most. (For
example, it could trace the events of the Lost Colony. One of the rides could
be the Spanish Armada Rollercoaster, or the Virginia Dare Baby Swings. Students
have to draw the theme park and they must create a description of the event
each ride is named for. Alternately, they could create a brochure that lists
all their rides, giving a description of each.) (Got the idea from a Scholastic
book)
What I didn't count on was that D had never been to a theme park, fair, or
carnival! He had a hard time understanding what rides were available, or how
they worked!
Joan Matuga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
. . . We assume that kids have certain core knowledge and sometimes we are
wrong.
Joy/NC/4
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