Thoughtful Education Task
Rotations
Cadre I, Year 2
- Elementary Level -
Weather
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Draw a picture of an oak
tree in each season. |
If there was one season
throughout the whole year, what would it be and
why would you choose that? |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Compare/contrast summer in
Comment: like the: if
there was one season… |
What if it snowed in July…
write a paragraph about your summer vacation. Comment: Students get to
use imagination- Great! We appreciate the
example of a P11P2 Rotation |
Why do we have laws? or What
are some laws that apply to your life?
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Make a chart telling each… Branch of Government,
Their Job, and role in checks and balances. |
Which branch of government
would you like to work in? Complete a resume for the job telling why you want it
and your qualifications. Comment: Lots of
creativity. Like the idea of creating resume. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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(Class
discussion/kindling) Why do you think it is a
good thing that one branch does not
have more power than another? |
What if we did not have
the legislative branch of government? Write an article telling what our country would be like. |
Polygons
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Describe the
characteristics of polygons (square,
triangle, and rectangle). |
Team up with a friend.
Create a list of polygons found in the classroom. Use the “give one, get one”
strategy to compare and share your list. Comment: We appreciate
incorporating give one get one, Good use of
strategies from tool book. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Choose two polygons.
Compare and contrast the two and
explain he similarities and differences. Comment: Great math
strategies |
What if there were no
polygons? Tell how your world would be different. Comment: Wonderful Math
Connection |
Plants
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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List the basic needs all
plants have. Identify each plant part
and explain it’s function. |
How would you feel if you
were a seed trying to develop into an adult plant? |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Compare and contrast
coniferous and deciduous plants. Explain why deciduous trees change in
the fall and coniferous do not. |
Pretend you are applying
to be a part of a plant, explain why
you should be hired to fill the position. |
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Name the six regions of AND describe 5 or more characteristics of each |
You have traveled across Create a diary entry
reflecting your thoughts and feelings
about a favorite region. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Compare and contrast two geographic regions of (Physical features,
people, natural resources, folklore,
economy, etc.) |
Write a poem or a song
describing your favorite region. Comments: Good use of
multiple intell., relates personally to
students (home state), useful for 4th
graders, I appreciate great use of core content, I
appreciate creativeness, I appreciate drawing attn.
to all regions of |
SCE- Animals adapt to survive in their environments!
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Pick an animal. Identify 3
specific adaptations of this animal. You can chart or create Power
Point to complete task. |
Imagine you are moving
from KY to environmental differences
to which you will adapt. You
can: chart or create collage Comment: We appreciate the
use of technology |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Compare and contrast a
mammal and a reptile that
share a biome. Explain each animals 3
adaptations that make survival possible. You can: create diorama of
biome with both animals or written report. Comments: 2 choices for
each one, I like choice of 2
products e.g. chart or power point. |
Create an imaginary animal
and draw 3 distinct adaptations this
animal has in the biome you draw it. You can: Tableu
show not tell or illustrate. Comment: I appreciate you
original products. |
- Middle School Level
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Physical Education Basketball
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Students dribble, shoot,
pass to the beat of the music with both
and left hands. Comments: Like PE and inc.
music, dance |
Students play 3 on 3.
Anyone that scores must sit down. Game over
when the first team sits down. Comments: Allowing
non-athletic to be more involved. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Students watch an
offensive play and analyze what went
right and what went wrong. |
Students create offensive
plays which go against a 2-3 zone; and
man to man defense. |
Measurement
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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List 3 units of
measurement MEASURE your math book
using each of your 3 units |
Imagine you are a 12-inch
ruler. Students moan and whine when the
teacher tells them to use you to measure.
They usually get the wrong measurement when
they are finished. But you are optimistic.
You want the children to be able to use you
correctly and be excited when they see you. What
would you do? Comment: Allow students to
use imagination. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Compare/contrast the
customary and metric systems of measurement. |
Is measuring an object
more like -
taking a hike -
reading a treasure map -
completing a science experiment OR -
text messaging
a good friend? How? Comment: I appreciate your
metaphors. |
What are you willing to do, to be the best?
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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List the characters
introduced in Ch. 1-2 of Bridge to
Terabithia Identify the setting of
this novel |
Create a daily journal for
Jess describing his feelings and reactions
to the events in Ch.1-2 |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Why does Jess need to be
the fastest runner in the 5th
grade? Why does Jess not want to
befriend Leslie? |
Explain how Jess’s running
is an asset to him as Jess’s father’s
transportation work is an asset to the
Aaron family. Explain the metaphor in Ch
2- “Jess draws like some people
drink whiskey” |
American Revolution
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Make a timeline of the
events leading to the American
Revolution. Include at least 5 events. |
Imagine you are a Loyalist
or a Patriot. Describe how the
Revolution has effected you. Product: Song, Paper,
Monologue Comment: Product choice-
good, Student choice, student choice of
product |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Compare/contrast 2
characters’ positions in the book My
Brother Sam is Dead. Why is there such a difference. |
What if the British had
won? Identify 5 changes that you would see
now. |
Fractions- Decimals- Percents
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Demonstrate the procedure
for converting a fraction to a
percent and a decimal. Comment: I like having a
choice on “u” |
If you were this player,
how would you feel about your
performance? Comment: I appreciate how
you will pull in student interest with
baseball. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Look at the player’s
stats. There is an error in one of the
status. Locate the error and explain the
mistake OR compare your player’s
stats over time. |
Create or design a
baseball card including your players
statistical information. Comment: I like it. |
Mass and Weight
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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A. In you own words,
define the quantities of mass and
weight. B. Using food labels provided,
make a chart of the mass and
weight for each item Comment: I appreciate how
you connected this to the
students real world |
Manufacturers mislead
consumers by comparing mass and weight.
Discuss a situation where you were
mislead. How did you handle it? |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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A. Predict what a graph
would look like if the above chart
was created plotting the mass and
weight of each item. B. Plot the date creating
a graph. C. Why is your graph in
that shape? |
Write a commercial for a
new Mass Loss Diet product. Comment: I need this one. |
- High School Level -
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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is a perpendicular
bisector of ABC B 15
A D C |
Why do you choose the path
you usually take to come to school? Is
your path closest to being and
altitude, an angle bisector, a perpendicular
bisector or a median in relation to two
other streets? Comment: Appreciate the SF
good! Great Task |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Using the organizer,
compare and contrast altitudes,
medians, angle bisectors, and
perpendicular bisectors.
similarities similarities |
Design a plan for a
three-dimensional roof without using any
altitudes. Comments: I appreciate the
way you made math apply to all 4
stlyes, I appreciate the self-ex.
math activity. |
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Summarize the
responsibilities of each branch of the government. |
What would you change
about the constitution? |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Discuss the controversy
surrounding the adoption of my five
amendments after the Bill of Rights. Comment: I like the
understanding question. |
How is the constitution
like a fishing net? Propose a 28th
Amendment. Comment: I appreciate your
“fishing net” analy. |
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Write the equation of a
line passing through the point (1, -2)
with a slope of 3/4. Comment: good use of real
life situations |
Think of a goal you’d like
to set for yourself -something numerical like
weight loss or an increase in the number
of pounds you can bench press- over the
next 30 days. Use a linear equation to
represent your target for each of the 30
days during your goal period. Comments: Very
imaginative, Appreciate the interpersonal option-
what a great idea. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Consider the following
linear equations: 2x + y = 4, x –
2y = 4, x + 2y = 4 Explore the relationship
among these equations. Select the
one you believe is least related
to the others and explain why |
How is a linear equation
like a looking glass? Comment: Math = fun |
Interactions Between Organisms
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Define symbiosis. List
types. Give examples from nature. |
List symbiotic
relationships in you life and discuss their importance. Comments: Neat! I like the
clarity of this one; I could do it! |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Compare/contrast types of symbiosis. How is each
type an interaction? |
Create a poster or story
to illustrate a type of symbiotic relationship
from nature. Comment: Appreciate story
option- great from |
The Censors
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Define: Censorship List 4 modern examples of
censorship Summarize: Juan wrote a
letter that could get him into trouble with his
county’s censors. He takes a job as a censor to
apprehend his own letter. As he moves up in
rank, he becomes more engaged in his job as
a censor. At the end, he censors his own
letter and issues his own death sentence. |
Write an entry in your
journal. How do you feel about censorship? How would you feel if your
ideas/thoughts/ feelings were under strict control? Comment: Could be used in some studies, also. |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Agree or Disagree A D
Censorship is acceptable in some situations. A D A
good employee never questions his/her boss. A D
It is ok to break the law if it will help a troubled friend. A D
The good of the country comes before the individual. A D
Juan is a weak person. Comments: Appreciate using
reading for meaning embedded in task
rotation exercise. Love the reading for
meaning task. Great overall. |
(We never see Juan’s
letter) Create the letter that
Juan wrote. Comment: I appreciate the thought that you put into
this. |
Arts & Humanities
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Mastery
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Interpersonal
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Develop a matrix of
elements and describe how each is used
in the artwork Judith &
the Maidservant. |
Using a rank order ladder
show which of the elements had the greater
impact on your feelings when viewing Judith…
How do the top two elements listed
affect your mood? |
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Understanding
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Self-Expressive
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Explain the artist’s use
of color and line in the work Judith
& the Maidservant. Which had greater impact? |
Using line and color
create a piece of art that represents your mood. |