Today, our learning community came together to find commonality. Groups of scholars took time to engage in conversation in an effort to find things they had in common. Foods, family, furry things, favorites, and foreign lands were discussed. Sometimes, rather creative connections were explored, as well. Each commonality was then captured on a card. Once at least 20 cards were collected, groups were able to construct. The challenge was to create a 10 inch tower of cards that could stand for at least 5 seconds. Tough!
While I don’t think these qualities were captured on cards today, it was clear that patience, perseverance, and problem solving are common characteristics of our learning community.
As is true of the building of any construction, card or otherwise, it is important to establish a firm foundation. Likewise, as we embark on our fourth grade journey together and seek to build real and refining relationships with one another, a firm foundation key.
Consider… how is finding commonalities helpful to our classroom learning community?
