Thinkers

This week our focus was how readers think while they read and scientists think while they research.  We left tracks of our thinking on post-it notes in books we read during Reader's Workshop.  Then we transferred our learning to leaving tracks of our thinking on post-it notes in the form of questions and observations while researching horseshoe crabs.

We had some good discussion while reading the book Crab Moon:

Then we watched the following youtube videos to to some research:
 

Room 408 had lots of questions and observations about horseshoe crabs, so we left tracks of our thinking on post-its.

We added our questions and observations to our Wonder Window:

Many kids were wondering about the body of the horseshoe crab and where the head is.  That will be our Wonder of the Week that we post on our classroom door.  Throughout the week kids will make hypotheses about the body of the horseshoe crab.  Later in the week we will discuss how we use sources to find information and research more about the body of the horseshoe crab.

After watching the video again, do you have any other wonders about the horseshoe crab?