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G4 Novel Study- Hello Universe! CKLA infused with advanced academics resources like Taba concept development and SEM-R questioning. @APSGifted @APS_ELA_Elem @OakridgeConnect

THE CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE: 3-seed GREAT WHITE SHARK (Carcharodon carcharias) vs. 2-seed GIANT SQUID (Architeuthis dux) #2024MMM

2nd grade started researching for March Mammal Madness to pick their brackets! @MMMletsgo! @OakridgeConnect

A smattering of Jacob’s Ladder Affective lessons in first grade this week! Piper, Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, & Flight School texts taught us about perseverance and identifying emotions. @APSGifted @OakridgeConnect

G3 Light & Sound CKLA Critical and Creative Thinking choice board in action! @APSLiteracy @APSGifted

G1: Ms. Steffenson’s first graders used the @ProjectZeroHGSE thinking routine Color, Symbol, Image and Jacob’s Ladder questioning to analyze the book Ella Sarah Gets Dressed. They made connections to their own emotions & colors. @OakridgeConnect @APSGifted

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G1: Learning & exploring in Ms. Steffenson’s math workshop! Number sense routine, open-ended problem solving, and a skip counting game in stations!

G2: Mr. Parker’s math workshop incorporating @openmiddle in unit 4! @APSMath @APSGifted @OakridgeConnect @OakThinkers

G4: CKLA Poetry Unit - Poets study mentor texts, analyze figurative language, and write! Increasing rigor through SEM-R questioning & parallel teaching @APSLiteracy @APSGifted @OakridgeConnect

Ms Harris’s G4 CKLA: Ss analyzed Harlem by Langston Hughes and applied the figurative language to their own poem about mistakes. We used the give one, get one routine & Jacob’s Ladder C on Nearpod during this lesson from @APSGifted_ALD @APSGifted @OakridgeConnect

Amazing donations from @ReadEarlyDaily to classroom libraries at Oakridge! THANK YOU!! Distributing during ELA CLTs today! @msbraeuer @OakridgeConnect @APSLiteracy

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G2 Students used a CKLA choice board to deepen their understanding of domain 2 with CCT strategies @APSGifted @APSLiteracy @OakridgeConnect

G1 Jacob’s Ladder in Ms. Leslie’s class! We ranked Piper’s problems from biggest to smallest, discussed how the bird solved the problems, then applied that to our own problems at school. @OakridgeConnect @APSGifted

G1 Jacob’s Ladder in Ms. Leslie’s class! Students worked through the Developing Empathy ladder using the text Piper. @APSGifted @OakridgeConnect

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