Teaching Suggestions
Reflecting on Migration News Updates
Read the weekly migration news updates as a class. Have students revisit the information in small groups to collect their thoughts:
1. Choose a specific excerpt from the news — a sentence or paragraph that will spark inspire questions and thoughtful discussion.
2. Share thoughts about the news. Record thoughts about the selected news excerpts: discoveries, opinions, questions, predictions, and connections.
3. Ask questions to facilitate discussion:
- Which part of the news surprised you?
- What information can we use to make predictions about what might happen next?
- Which sentences or paragraphs made you think about new questions?
4. Use sentence starters to inspire reflection:
- I discovered . . .
- I think . . .
- I noticed . . .
- I predict that . . .
- This sentence reminded me of a time when I . . .
5. Share reflections in small groups and as a class.
6. Build a booklet throughout the season by adding completed pages to migration journals. Assess students' emerging understandings over time.
