Pair
up with another class and plan to do interviews of each others’ students.First,
brainstorm questions in which to ask their partners.Set
up the interview and when students are finished, they could write an informational
essay about their buddy.Publish
and share essays with each other (Mailbox Writing)
FLIP
BOOKS
Use
this type of book for students to record information from theirresearch.Take
at least three pieces of construction paper and stagger them so that about
one inch is showing of the two pieces on the bottom.Next,
fold the paper over so that you can see six different flaps.Staple
the fold so that it stays together.Students
can list questions or topics on the flaps and under the flaps they can
write the answer or information.
FACT/FICTION
BOOK
In
this research project, students will need to use their own words to make
a fact/fiction book.On one page,
the student sill write a statement about the topic....followed by the question.
“Fact or Fiction?”On the next page,
they will answer the question.After
writing whether the statement is fact or fiction, students will write a
statement telling why it is a fact or fiction.
FAMILIAR
MUSIC
Take
any topic that you are working with and have students put key fact in a
song.Students should use familiar
tunes such as “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” or “Coming ‘Round the Mountain,”
etc.
For
example: after finishing research on the Southeast, give students a copy
of a song with blanks drawn.The
students can then fill in those blanks with products and crops from a particular
state in the Southeast.