Demonstration of Learning - Grade 3 Art of Thinking

What does it mean to collaborate with others?

• Letting others do all the work

• Arguing until your idea is chosen

• Working together to solve a problem

• Ignoring other people’s opinions

Ms. Carter’s class is working on a group project, but some students are talking about other things instead of helping. What is a good way to solve this problem?

• Ask the teacher to cancel the project

• Assign each student a task so everyone knows what to do

• Ignore the students who are off-task and work alone

• Tell the students they are not allowed to talk at all

Which of the following could be a solution you suggest to solve the problem?

• A. Assign a few students to clean the whole classroom every day

• B. Ask the teacher to do all the cleaning

• C. Ignore the mess and hope it gets better over time

• D. Have everyone check their area and pick up before leaving

LO: SWBAT identify and suggest solutions to classroom- or school-level problems. At recess, some students are arguing about who gets to use the soccer ball first. To solve the problem, the teacher suggests making a rule that students must take turns using the ball for five minutes each. What are possible consequences of this solution? Select TWO correct answers

• A. Everyone will get a fair chance to play

• B. Some students might refuse to follow the rule

• C. The soccer ball will never be used again

• D. Only one student will get to use the ball every day

• E. Fewer arguments will happen over the soccer ball

Which of the following is NOT an important skill for teamwork?

• Listening

• Patience

• Being bossy

• Communication

What should you do if someone in your team is feeling left out?

• Ignore them

• Invite them to join in and make them feel included

• Laugh at them

• Tell them it's their fault