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Suggested Thought Routines
Conceptual Maps
I see/I think/I wonder
Approach

Comprehension

In order to generate deep comprehension with sense, teachers are invited to connect this month´s topic
to the previous ones (e.g. If I Were an Astronaut…). It is important to take previous experiences into
account in order to, little by little, build a collaborative comprehension. That way, you won´t be
fostering the expertise on the topic, but rather the flexpertise, which is the ability to transfer
information to different contexts and create something of your own. Along the projects and activities
developed, the teachers have the responsibility to listen attentively, document, and validate the
student´s thoughts.
“How Things Work” is focused on the operation, however, you can talk about the way not only things
function, but also about:
Personal relationships
Feelings
Nature
Science, and more
This topic connects to last month´s topic “If I Were an Astronaut”, because the students can explore
the way space ships function, and the way the universe in general functions. This in turn connects
with nature (e.g. How plants grow/the food we eat every day, how they arrive at our tables?)