I
have recently purchased Dinah Zike’s new book: Dinah Zike’s Envelope Graphic Organizers. I love it & I’m looking for ways to use her ideas in
classrooms before the end of the year! I don’t know about you, but I have
stacks of old, used envelopes. There’s even more in the office & in the
workroom up for grabs! I think this is a great way to recycle and re-use :)
My
third graders are working on research as their targeted writing mode for the
last nine weeks. They are also working on the five US Regions in Social
Studies. In an effort to maximize our time, I’ve started a project that incorporates
both of these skills. Students are researching one US Region each week. After
they finish note taking, we write a mini-report of that region.
The mini-report
becomes a page in the envelope foldable, and the notes are stored in the pocket
of the envelope.
By the end of the unit, students will have a “published” research
book on the US Regions.
Go to my TPT store to grab a FREEBIE of my regions
pages. Please leave feedback! Anyone else using envelope foldables?
