ConnectingDots

A starter activity for a science lesson.

Students and teachers connected online are no doubt benefiting from the unlimited interactive resources available online to make lessons more engaging.

Grade 5, Mathematics class in progress
Working with numbers as big as billions.

Our sessions are interactive with high student engagement.

Here is an interesting article that talks about how the dots can be connected in 3 different ways while thinking critically.

At ConnectingDots, we focus on continuous development of critical thinking.

Analytical Thinking: 3 Ways to Connect the Dots – Seek. Analytical Thinking: 3 Ways to Connect the Dots Analytical thinking is a great way to solve problems. You may have heard of the 5 why’s approach. It’s a great way to get to the depth of any situation. In fact, alot of what Artificial Intelligence would do, to begin with, is around analytical thi...

Reading aloud gives children an opportunity to hear the instructor model fluency and expression in reading technical or literary language. “Through intonation, expression, and attention to
punctuation, the reader demonstrates meaning embedded in the text.”

Reading aloud develops adaptive expertise. Routine expertise relies on automated recall of memorized declarative knowledge but adaptive expertise depends on the acquisition of meaningful knowledge. That is, knowledge organized through connections to other knowledge.

Patricia McGee’s “The Instructional Value of Storytelling."

Here is a link to an online story for your children.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op9Bc7GWCuw

Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) - Storyline Online Snappsy the alligator is having a normal day when a pesky narrator steps in to spice up the story. Is Snappsy reading a book … or is he making CRAFTY plans? Is Snappsy on his way to the grocery store … or is he PROWLING the forest for defenseless birds and fuzzy bunnies? Is Snappsy …

Forming inferences are truly difficult for most students. We are asked to read between the lines and look deep into the work we are analyzing. To a great degree, inferences are guesses based on clues in a body of work we are breaking down. Making an inference requires trust. We find clues in a passage and do our best to make sense of those clues. Mastering this skill takes a great deal of repetition and practice.

Another interesting infographic...