{"id":1554,"date":"2019-02-21T00:03:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T00:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2019-02-21T00:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T00:07:12","slug":"fact-question-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/?p=1554","title":{"rendered":"Fact Question Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year I am looking for ways to connect students to learning. Both Mark Treadwell and Rhonda Bondie speak of the importance of children connecting to their learning. So, inspired by them, I added an extra heading at the start of my units\u00a0“Connection to Learning – Starting Point”.\u00a0<\/em>I did this to prompt me, as the teacher, to remember that I need to move beyond engaging the children in learning – I need to have them connect to the thinking and knowledge they already have on this topic. I need to recognise their starting place for learning.<\/p>\n

One great thinking routine for this is FQA (Fact-Question-Answer)<\/p>\n

In my Year 5 program this term it looks like this:<\/p>\n

Connection to Learning – Starting Point:<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Thinking Routine:<\/strong> FQA<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Text<\/strong>\u00a0: Fire by Jackie French<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Read story and ask students to note a\u00a0 fact from the text that they would like to remember.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Place students in groups of 3.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The first student states their fact and then rephrases it as a question. Peers may offer support if needed.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. One at a time the students in the group answer that question drawing on personal experience.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The group discusses which personal connection is most memorable and why.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Repeat steps 1- 4 for the other 2 students in the group.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Each\u00a0student records their fact and the question on a FQA Microsoft Form. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

    As a class read some of the responses submitted via the Form. (With Microsoft Forms the responses can be downloaded as an excel spreadsheet.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

    To conclude discuss:\u00a0 How does this text relate to our lives?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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