Observation 2 - My Brain Activity

Tomorrow I have another observation. Hopefully this one will go better than the last. I plan to ask Mr. Dorray to stay in the classroom so that, hopefully, the students will be on their best behavior.

I have planned another activity. It is one that the students have done before, so they should do well. It is sort of a two part activity.

Part 1
First: they make a 'brain'. Taking a piece of paper students will fold it to make a little folder (first about 1/3 of the way up 'hotdog' style, then in half 'hamburger style'), and write My Brain on the front

Second: Students will draw images on index cards representing facts that they have learned about the governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.

Part 2
First: Students form two circles, while facing each other - an inner and an outer circle.

Second: The students will show each other what they have drawn, explaining to each other what they have learned. About once a minute the inner circle will rotate moving to the next person, so that they share with everyone.