Note-Taking

This week the Fifth Graders are practicing their note-taking skills.  Fifth Grade lessons are gearing them up for their Big 6 Research Project.  After discussing plagiarism, citing your sources, and being responsible on the Internet, students are now learning the importance of paraphrasing.  I found a really good lesson on Education World called "Incredible Shrinking Notes".  Here is the link: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp322-02.shtml

When I joked about having to use the tiniest post-it note as their final post-it (found below), their jaws dropped.  Of course, students thought it would be funny and I let them put one interesting fact or main idea on the post-it!