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What Happens Next? Helping Kids Move from Loops to Lines (opens the original)
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We usually try not to talk in circles.But when we’re trying to understand the world, thinking in circles can be a good thing.Young children learn cause and effect early:Push the block → it falls.A bird eats a berry → the bird poops.But nature rarely stops after the first arrow. Help children follow the story by asking: What happens next?The droppings fertilize the soil. A seed grows. The plant produces berries
What Did You Discover This Summer? (opens the original)
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As our long days of summer become our school-filled days of fall, the writing prompt “What did you do on your summer vacation?” crossed my mind. We know the problems with this prompt—not everyone experiences a vacation over the summer or does something they think is worth telling others about. The “doing” part encourages a list of activities from a few students, a short answer from many, and a blank stare or shrug from some. What if we dug into our inquiry box of prompts and scaffolds to help st
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