“We wonder… about FRIENDSHIP” – this prompt began our inquiry lesson today. Students are somewhat familiar with this “wondering” process to generate questions. The teacher adds student quandaries as they brainstorm, and prompts with some sample questions. By reflecting on past experiences and interacting with various forms of media (videos, songs, books), students took a closer look at the characteristics of a friend. Today’s selected media included Be a Friend Song, What Makes a Good Friend?, Color Your World With Kindness, and Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler. Throughout and after each content piece, students discussed their thinking with a small group of peers. At the end of the inquiry period, students created an illustration to represents different qualities of friendship – “Friendship Soup.” We will explore many of the student “wonderings” posed today over the next several weeks.
We also started a collaborative class book to the prompt, “Friendship feels like…”
- Friendship feels like family. (Gunnar)
- Friendship feels like a room full of new toys. (Nishtha)
- Friendship feels like playing all day. (Ella)
- Friendship feels like sharing my toys. (Ivan)
- Friendship feels like warm sunshine. (Ava)
- Friendship feels like eating ice cream. (Bodhi C.)
- Friendship feels like eating pistachio cake. (Milo)
- Friendship feels like playing my iPad. (Bodhi G.)
- Friendship feels like watching Pokemon. (Paxton)
- Friendship feels like going to the movies. (Hudson)
- Friendship feels like eating glazed donuts. (Yadon)
- Friendship feels like having a good time. (Jenson)
- Friendship feels like having a playdate. (Eisa)
- Friendship feels like drinking a smoothie. (Brewer)
- Friendship feels like having a sleepover. (Luna)
- Friendship feels like playing Minecraft. (Israel)
