Suggested Teaching & Learning Activity
Book Talk
- Invite children to express and explain their opinions in a variety of situations with open-ended questions.
Offline Resources and Activities
Open Ended-Questions
- What do you think about … ?
- Tell us about your idea … ?
- Did you like that book? What did you like/dislike about it?
- What was your favorite part of the book?
- What has your experience been?
Online Activities
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3-4
- English Language Arts (Atlantic Canada)
- Speaking and Listening
- GCO: Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.
- Describe, share, and discuss thoughts, feelings, and experiences and consider others’ ideas
ask and respond to questions to clarify information and to explore possibilities or solutions to problems
express and explain opinions and respond to the questions and reactions of others
listen critically to others’ ideas and opinions.
- Describe, share, and discuss thoughts, feelings, and experiences and consider others’ ideas
- GCO: Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.
- Speaking and Listening
