The 3rd graders practiced what they have learned about the brain by playing a game called “-ectomy.” If they answered a question about the brain correctly, they could add a lobe to their brain mats. However, some of the cards informed them they needed to remove a part of the brain (like a cerebellum-ectomy). The first person to get all parts of the brain won. (I’ll let your students tell you who that was!)
They also talked more about growth mindset and metacognition, and continued reading Fish in a Tree – which has so many connections to what we have been discussing in class!